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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to hold the position.
The move meant not only did President Joe Biden keep his promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court, his nomination won enough support to make it an actuality.
The Senate on April 7 voted 53-47 in favor of confirmation, with all Democrats in favor along with three Republicans: Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah. Jackson will succeed Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is retiring this summer.
Jackson had been confirmed to a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judgeship in 2021 and previously served eight years as a federal district court judge. She is a former federal public defender.
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PolitiFact, Biden Promise Tracker, Accessed April 7, 2022
PolitiFact, All of our fact-checks about the U.S. Supreme Court, Accessed April 7, 2022