President Joe Biden on Friday officially nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
If confirmed, Jackson will make history as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Im proud to announce that I am nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court.
Currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. “I watched him study and he became my first professional role model.”
And in a nod to her history-making nomination, Jackson talked about another inspiration to her.
She also served as a US district judge in the District of Columbia and on the US Sentencing Commission.
“There will be no learning curve for Judge Jackson,” he wrote.
“She knows the law, has adjudicated it well, and is battle-tested.”
But he reiterated that the Senate should conduct “a rigorous, exhaustive review” in its confirmation hearings.
