Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman on Supreme Court

04/07/2022 Headline News

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has become the first African-American woman appointed to the Supreme Court on Thursday, when the Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee.

The final vote was 53-47, with Jackson receiving support from all 50 Democratic caucus members, as well as Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah.

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Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman elected to her position, presided over the vote in a symbolic moment.

Jackson and Biden sat together in the White House to watch the vote.

President Biden congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the White House as the Senate voted on Thursday to confirm her to the Supreme Court. She was confirmed on a 53-47 vote, with three Republicans joining all 50 Democrats in backing her. https://t.co/AZRjG7s3OO pic.twitter.com/FlUUybHyxG
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 7, 2022

Jackson will take office at the conclusion of the current term of the court — most likely in June or July — when Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to resign. Her appointment would have no effect on the Supreme Court’s current conservative majority of 6-3.

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BREAKING: Applause breaks out in Senate chamber as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman ever confirmed to sit on the nation’s highest court. https://t.co/EvvheYil09 pic.twitter.com/HRA8dOUsqA
— ABC News (@ABC) April 7, 2022

On confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, former first lady Michelle Obama says she feels a “sense of pride—a sense of joy—to know that this deserving, accomplished Black woman will be a part of the highest court in the land.” https://t.co/iTuD5oWI9Q pic.twitter.com/4frVxffzdB
— ABC News (@ABC) April 7, 2022