“It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. But we’ve made it,” said the new justice at the event. Jackson is also the first-ever former public defender to hold a position on the nation’s highest court.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson: 'Here in America, Anything is Possible'
Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court by a 53-47 vote, was celebrated at the White House for her historic achievement. So reports ABC News.
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