Ketanji Brown Jackson Is the First Black Woman Nominated to the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson is a historic moment in American history.
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President Joe Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson is a historic moment in American history.
Judge Motley, a civil rights trailblazer, was the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge.
If confirmed, Judge Jackson, who won support from three Republicans in the Senate when elevated to a federal appeals court last year, would become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
The top House Republican is attempting a series of political contortions to try to secure his place in a party that has shifted under his feet.
The story of an uncle’s cocaine conviction formed only part of Judge Jackson’s understanding of the system’s complexities. She is now seen as a contender to be President Biden’s Supreme Court pick.