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2022 Event

April 7

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed: First Black Woman on the Supreme Court

The United States Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, securing her position as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest bench. Her appointment reshaped the court’s demographic composition, bringing a former public defender’s perspective to the judicial branch for the first time in its history.

April 7, 2022

4 years ago

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