President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge KetanjiBrownJackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judgeto the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.
She would also be only the sixth woman to serve on the court, and her confirmation would mean that for the first time four women would sit together on the nine-member court. Jackson, 51, once worked as one of Breyer’s law clerks early in her legal career. She attended Harvard as an undergraduate and for law school, and served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the agency that develops federal sentencing policy, before becoming a federal judge in 2013.
Once the nomination is sent to the Senate, it is up to the Senate Judiciary Committee to vet the nominee and hold confirmation hearings. After the committee approves a nomination, it goes to the Senate floor for a final vote. Jackson serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a position that Biden elevated her to last year from her previous job as a federal trial court judge. Three current justices — Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts, the chief justice — previously served on the same court.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme CourtBREAKING: Pres. Biden is expected to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, elevating an African American woman for the first time to a seat on the high court bench, ABC News has learned.
Read more »
Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme CourtJackson, replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the high court.
Read more »
Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court: ReportsPresident Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, according to multiple reports on Friday, fulfilling a campaign promise to select the first Black female judge in history to the nation’s highest court.
Read more »
Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court, sources sayIf confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the land.
Read more »
AP sources: Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for high courtJUST IN: President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Read more »
Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court seat, according to AP sourcePresident Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read more »