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