Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court

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The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on 07-Apr-22, making history as the first Black female Supreme Court Justice.

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Jackson will replace Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires this summer.

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Judge Jackson was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Miami, Florida.

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On April 7, 2022, a bipartisan group of Senators confirmed Judge Jackson's nomination.

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She began her legal career with three clerkships, including one with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.

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she won the national oratory title at the National Catholic Forensic League championships in New Orleans.

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In 1996, Brown married surgeon Patrick Graves Jackson

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