BREAKING Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed by Senate vote, becomes first Black woman in history to serve on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON -- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history as the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.President Joe Biden holds hands with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the Senate vote on her confirmation. A 53-47 vote to cut off debate Thursday morning came hours before Jackson's expected confirmation.
"It will be a joyous day," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as he announced Thursday's vote late Wednesday evening."Joyous for the Senate, joyous for the Supreme Court, joyous for America." Collins and Murkowski both decried the increasingly partisan confirmation process, which Collins called"broken" and Murkowski called"corrosive" and"more detached from reality by the year."
With her parents and family sitting behind her, she told the panel that her"path was clearer" than theirs as a Black American. Jackson attended Harvard University, served as a public defender, worked at a private law firm and was appointed as a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission in addition to her nine years on the federal bench.
Jackson's first term will be marked by cases involving race, both in college admissions and voting rights. She has pledged to sit out the court's consideration of Harvard's admissions program since she is a member of its board of overseers. But the court could split off a second case involving a challenge to the University of North Carolina's admissions process, which might allow her to weigh in on the issue.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Three Republicans for Ketanji Brown JacksonThe big questions regarding Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation were how shamefully Republicans would conduct themselves during her hearings, and how many would vote for her. “The preliminary answers are very shamefully, and three,” tnyCloseRead writes.
Read more »
MSNBC, 'The View,' former NY Times reporter, others rip Republicans not supporting Ketanji Brown JacksonMSNBC, The New York Times, Washington Post and more lashed out at Republicans for their minimal support for the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Read more »
Why Republicans Romney, Murkowski, and Collins say they'll vote for Ketanji Brown JacksonThree Republican senators have taken the political risk of breaking from their party to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court this week.
Read more »
Tom Cotton Says Ketanji Brown Jackson Would Have Defended Nazis At NurembergThe senator served up another absurd GOP slam as Jackson neared Supreme Court confirmation.
Read more »
Accusations of leniency for child porn felons won’t derail Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown JacksonSupreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sailing toward confirmation on Thursday, with accusations of being weak on child porn felons having failed to derail Democrats’ swift push to get her on the bench.
Read more »