Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered emotional remarks on the sunny White House South Lawn a day after the Senate approved her nomination
WASHINGTON -- Tearfully embracing a history-making moment, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Friday her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court showed the progress of America, declaring, We've made it - all of us."
President Joe Biden, who made his own history by nominating her, stood by her side for Friday's event, celebrating her confirmation as"a moment of real change in American history." On Jackson's other side: Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to attain her high office.President Biden spoke on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic Supreme Court confirmation.
Jackson, at times speaking through tears as she thanked her family and mentors for their support, promised to follow in Breyer's footsteps on the bench. President Joe Biden listens as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2022.Jackson's arrival on the bench won't upend the current 6-3 conservative balance. But in addition to the racial history, it will for the first time put four women on the court at one time.
Racial questions aside, a number of Republican senators aggressively questioned Jackson during confirmation hearings, accusing her of liberal activism as an appeals court judge and being soft on crime in some of her sentencing. The crowd on the White House lawn included Jackson's family, members of Biden's Cabinet, some of the Democratic senators who backed her nomination, as well as Democratic representatives and allies. The White House said all current and former justices of the Supreme Court were invited, but none attended.
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