Senate confirms Jackson as first Black, female Supreme Court justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice

The United States Senate has confirmed federal appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman and first former public defender to serve on the high court. Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to serve as vice president, presided over Thursday’s vote as president of the Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris: “On this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 47, and this nomination is confirmed.…

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

Biden tweeted afterward that “we’ve taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the diversity of America.”

Senate Republicans walk out of the chamber as Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman justice

It was a historic vote that will live forever in the history books: The Senate confirmed the first Black woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice. And it was a vote that too will go down in history. Not only for being by such an incredibly slim margin – 53 to 47 – but for how Senate Republicans treated the entire process. Take Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), who purposely made the entire country – including the President and his nominee, watching…

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman Supreme Court justice

The Senate voted 53-47 in favor of Jackson, who will take her seat when Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer.