Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday, June 30, 2022, making her the first black woman in history to serve as a Supreme Court judge. Jackson, 51, joins the liberal bloc of a court with a 6-3 conservative majority. Her swearing-in as President Joe Biden’s replacement for retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer came six days after the court overturned...
US President Joe Biden has said that he will appoint a black woman to the top US court for the first time in history. During a press conference in Delaware in June 2020, Biden said that he hoped to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court if given the opportunity. The eventual nominee will replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who...