Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In As 1st Black Woman on US Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In As 1st Black Woman on US Supreme Court

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Category : International Published on: July 04 2022

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  • The United States made history as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
  • The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice, and she took the place of the justice she once worked for.
  • Ms Jackson, 51, will replace Justice Stephen Breyer, joining the court's three-member liberal minority.
  • Jackson is the 116th justice, sixth woman and third Black person to serve on the Supreme Court since its 1789 founding.
  • Biden appointed Jackson last year to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after she spent eight years as a federal district judge.
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