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Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed As First Black Woman To Serve On Supreme Court

April 11, 2022 11:19AM EDT
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed As First Black Woman To Serve On Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 08: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an event celebrating her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on April 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. Judge Jackson was confirmed by the Senate 53-47 and is set to become the first Black woman to sit on the highest court. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

It’s official – Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, by a final vote of 53-47.

Three Republican Senators – Susan Collins, Mitt Romney, and Lisa Murkowski, joined all 50 Senate Democrats in voting for Jackson’s confirmation.

Jackson will join the Court this summer, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, who will retire at the end of the current term.

What does this mean for the long-term future of the Supreme Court?  Did you think Jackson would be confirmed?

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