Ketanji Brown Jackson

Last week, in a 53-47 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to ever serve as a Supreme Court justice. As news of her confirmation spread, many women in law and government have applauded her achievement and reflected on the historic nature of the appointment.

Ketanji Brown Jackson, by every legal and judicial standard, is almost a judicial central-casting SCOTUS pick. Her credentials are impeccable. She has garnered loads of awards for legal acumen. She was confirmed three times by the Senate, which included several GOP senators. She has a near-storybook compelling personal life experience resume.

Two years to the day that Joe Biden made the campaign promise to appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, he selected Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his choice.