Biden To Nominate , the First Black Woman , to Sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
CNN reports that a source says President
Joe Biden has chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson
to serve on the Supreme Court. .
CNN reports that a source says President
Joe Biden has chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson
to serve on the Supreme Court. .
The decision would set in motion
the confirmation process for the first Black
woman to serve on the United States' highest court. .
The decision would set in motion
the confirmation process for the first Black
woman to serve on the United States' highest court. .
CNN's source claims 51-year-old Jackson
accepted Biden's nomination on February 24. .
Jackson currently sits on the federal
appellate court in Washington, D.C. .
Jackson currently sits on the federal
appellate court in Washington, D.C. .
Previously, CNN reports, she clerked
for Justice Stephen Breyer and served
as a federal public defender. .
Previously, CNN reports, she clerked
for Justice Stephen Breyer and served
as a federal public defender. .
Jackson also was a commissioner on the
U.S. Sentencing Commission and was appointed by
President Barack Obama to serve on the federal district court in D.C. .
Jackson also was a commissioner on the
U.S. Sentencing Commission and was appointed by
President Barack Obama to serve on the federal district court in D.C. .
CNN points out that while Jackson's
nomination is historic, it does not alter
the balance of power in the court. .
Currently, the Supreme Court
consists of six conservative
and three liberal justices. .
CNN reports that the decision heads
to the Senate where the Democratic Party
holds a narrow majority. .
The nomination would be a fulfillment
of Biden's campaign promise to nominate
a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. .
The nomination would be a fulfillment
of Biden's campaign promise to nominate
a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. .
According to CNN, while speaking in South Carolina
in 2020, Biden said that the nomination was
an effort to "get everyone represented."