Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the Senate as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of backgrounds.
A simple majority was needed, as Jackson overcame Republican opposition in a Supreme Court confirmation process that remains fiercely partisan. Four of the justices on the nine-member court will be women once Jackson takes her seat, making it the most diverse bench in history – although they all went to law school at Harvard or Yale.Of the 115 people who have served on the Supreme Court since its 1789 founding, all but three have been white. It has had two Black justices, both men: Clarence Thomas, appointed in 1991 and still serving, and Thurgood Marshall, who retired in 1991 and died in 1993.
The court wields great influence in shaping American policy on hot-button issues including abortion, guns, voting laws, religious liberty, the death penalty and race-based practices.
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