Jackson, who has served as a public defender, district court judge and federal appeals judge over her career, has spoken in her confirmation hearings this week about the difficulties of balancing a career and family.
is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, she will set precedent as not only the first Black woman to sit on the nation's high court, but also as the second-consecutive working mother to be confirmed.The most recent justice confirmed to the Supreme Court,When Barrett was sworn in as a justice in October 2020,Now if Jackson is confirmed, there will be two working moms among the nine justices.
In its 233-year history, the Supreme Court has had five female justices, including Justices Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor and Elana Kagan, who currently serve on the court. PHOTO: Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listens during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with her husband Dr. Patrick Jackson and daughter Leila.
On Tuesday, in response to a question from Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Jackson opened up more about juggling her career and motherhood.She spoke about missing events in her daughters' lives because of her job, and said that she "didn't always get the balance right."
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