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Ketanji Brown Jackson gets personal with NPR about family and the Supreme Court

5:00am September 03, 2024

In a new interview with NPR, Ketanji Brown Jackson talks about ethics in the Supreme Court, as well as stories about family, marriage and parenthood.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson poses for a portrait on Feb. 18, 2022.

Politics & Government

Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

5:31am June 30, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, will be sworn in as the 116th justice today at noon ET. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks as President Biden reacts at an event celebrating Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday.

Jackson notes the progress she represents in her journey to the Supreme Court

4:14pm April 08, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

A day after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she spoke at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris

Politics & Government

March polling indicated NC support for Jackson's court confirmation ahead of the vote

5:09pm April 07, 2022

by Paul Garber

President Joe Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has been confirmed by the Senate.

President Joe Biden and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson watch the Senate vote on Judge Brown's nomination to the Supreme Court in the Roosevelt Room of the White HouseÂ on Thursday.

Politics & Government

The Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

3:18pm April 07, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Politics & Government

Two more Republicans say they'll vote to confirm Jackson's Supreme Court nomination

7:38pm April 04, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate.

Politics & Government

Burr, Tillis to vote against Jackson confirmation to U.S. Supreme Court

10:57pm April 03, 2022

by Paul Garber

Neither of North Carolina's U.S. senators support confirming Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to the bench.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday that he intends to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, likely securing her spot on the Supreme Court.

Politics & Government

Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

2:56pm March 25, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., hugs Johnny Brown, the father of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, after Booker spoke Wednesday during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to become a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Politics & Government

Sen. Booker speaks to the love that brings Jackson to the verge of the Supreme Court

8:02pm March 23, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

In emotional comments at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the New Jersey Democrat also expressed shock at the questioning she faced from some of his GOP colleagues.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened on Tuesday

10:32pm March 22, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.