United States President, Joe Biden, has nominated Judge
Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court on Friday, according to the White
House.
Jackson, who currently sits on the US Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit, will be the first black woman serving on the
country’s highest court if the Senate confirms the nomination.
Jackson will break the court’s 232-year history if
confirmed.
The nomination came about a month after Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer, a longtime liberal, said that he was about to retire
this summer after nearly three decades on the bench.
Jackson clerked for Breyer in the 1999-2000 term.
The White House said in a statement that Biden had
“conducted a rigorous process’’ to identify Breyer’s replacement and “sought an
individual who is committed to equal justice under the law and who understands
the profound impact that the Supreme Court’s decisions have on the lives of the
American people.’’
“Judge Jackson is an exceptionally qualified nominee’’ as
well as a historic nominee, the statement read.
“The Senate should move forward with a fair and timely
hearing and confirmation.’’
Biden will deliver remarks announcing the nomination at the
White House on Friday afternoon.
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