KetanjiBrownJackson is the first Black woman to ever hold the title.
byOn Thursday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the 116th Supreme Court Justice in our country’s history, and the first Black woman to ever hold the title. Jackson received a vote of 53-47, with three Republican senators crossing the aisle and joining all 50 Democrats. The road to Jackson’s confirmation began in late February with President Joe Biden’s nomination.
Throughout the Supreme Court’s 233-year history, only five other women have sat on the bench, and three other people of color, and, following the announcement of Jackson’s historic confirmation,
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