Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as a justice of the highest court in the land. She received approval from the Senate during unnerving confirmation hearings that, at one point brought, Judge Jackson to tears.
Jackson gained a vote of 53 to 47. While she nabbed all of the Democratic votes, the Democrat to Republican tie was broken by three votes from Republicans.
Following the confirmation, Judge Jackson shared her thoughts during a press conference with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House.
“It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be elected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Jackson said. “But we’ve made it. We’ve made it. All of us.”
Judge Jackson will be filling the seat of justice Stephen Breyer, who will be retiring. She is expected to be sworn in this summer.
