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Jun 30, 2022 · Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the nation’s 116th justice, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She replaced Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who retired.
Apr 7, 2022 · Ms Jackson, 51, will replace Justice Stephen Breyer, a fellow liberal judge for whom she once clerked, upon his retirement in June. The lifetime appointment will likely see Ms Jackson on the...
Jun 30, 2022 · Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as Supreme Court's first Black woman justice. Jackson replaces retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer at a historic moment for the Supreme Court,...
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Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, making her the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the nation's highest court.
The final vote was 53-47, with three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joining all 50 Democrats in backing her nomination. The White House and Democratic leaders had urged GOP senators to back Jackson's nomination in the hopes of confirming her with bipartisan support.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman and first woman of color to hold the role, presided over the Senate during the vote. Democrats burst into applause once Harris read the vote count and made Jackson's confirmation official.
Jackson will not take the bench immediately, since Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is she replacing, plans to serve out the rest of the court's current term, which ends this summer.
Republicans
•Susan Collins, Maine
•Mitt Romney, Utah
•Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Democrats
•Joe Manchin, West Virginia
Republicans
•Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
•John Barrasso, Wyoming
•Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
•Roy Blunt, Missouri
•John Boozman, Arkansas
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Feb 25, 2022 · She would replace liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires at the end of the court's term in June. Ms Jackson, a federal appeals judge, said on Friday she was "humbled" by...
Jun 29, 2022 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially becoming a justice. Jackson, 51, will be sworn as the court’s 116th justice Thursday, just as the man she is replacing, Justice Stephen Breyer, retires.
