Ketanji Brown Jackson: The First Black Female Justice Writes a New Chapter for the U.S. Supreme Court, Ushering in an Era of Justice That Is More Diverse, Equal, and Accessible to All Citizens

The US Senate on April 7 voted to ratify Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Supreme Court Judge. The voting results with 53 votes and 47 anti -anti -votes are the most obvious evidence of the 6 -month -long ratification process for the 51 -year -old female judge.

Jackson, from a family with a father and mother who is a teacher, will become the first black woman to be on the list of 9 US Supreme Court Judges, eliminating one of the biggest racial barriers that exist in the US government.

Before Jackson was approved, the US Supreme Court in his 233 -year history had two African -original judges, all of them. When replacing Judge Stephen G. Breyer at the end of June, Jackson will become a new chapter for the highest judicial authority of the United States.

The controversy arises in February, right after President Joe Biden introduced her as an excellent candidate that will “contribute to the next chapter in the history of the US journey”.

The tension was pushed to the peak in two days of hearing last month, when the Republican members tried to protest President Biden’s nomination by depicting Jackson as a extremist extremist judge before terrorism and criminals.

However, in the vote session chaired by US Vice President Kamala Harris, the three Republican Senators supported this nomination, helping Jackson to achieve the number of votes that were too needed in the Senate to be approved as the Supreme Court Judge. The Democratic Party members clapped their hands when the final vote test results were finally announced.

Jackson was born in 1970 in Washington and raised in Miami, Florida. Her father was a teacher, then became a lawyer from the school board, and her mother held the principal. Jackson shared that she began to think about the law when her father returned to study law when she was young.

“We live on the Miami University campus. My father always sat there with all his big and thick law books. I brought colored books, sitting next to him and watching him study, pretending that I was working,” she said in a video shared by President Biden on Twitter.

At high school, she regularly participates in speech and debate competitions. “In this year, Jackson was elected by her classmates,” said one of her old classmates.

A career advisor at Jackson’s high school advised her not to put “ambition too high” when she said she wanted to pursue her dream of going to Harvard University. But she was still determined to come and graduated with excellent school of Harvard University in 1996, where she also took on the role of the main editor of Harvard Law Magazine.

Graduating from university, Jackson became a secretary for judge Stephen Breyer, whom she would replace his position at the Supreme Court after he retired. “Judge Breyer is a great boss and a guidance,” Jackson said in the video shared by President Biden.

“As a secretary, you have the duty to help the judge or the court to draft their opinions and make sure they are carefully stated in the laws. It is a great opportunity to help me see how the judicial system operates at the highest level,” Jackson said.

Jackson also worked at private law offices and the appeal of the Federal Public Lawyer Office of the Columbia Special Region.

Jackson emphasized in a hearing in the US Senate last year that the time as a defense lawyer was an opportunity for her to “help those who had difficulties and promote core constitutional values”.

Jackson was also a special adviser, then Vice Chairman of the US Policy Committee, the agency promoted the transparency of the judgments in the court.

During the committee, “Jackson Judge proposed amending many conventional policies of the Federal Court” and “expressing a consistent concern about how fair treatment to criminals”, the legal educational fund and legal defense of the National Association for the progress of black people (NaACP) said in a report on her.

Former US President Barack Obama in 2012 nominated Jackson into the Court of Columbia and she was approved the following year. By 2021, Jackson was approved as a judge of Appeal Washington after President Biden nominated her.

Jackson has drafted nearly 600 opinions in the years as a judge for the Court of Columbia and the Washington Appellate Court, in a group of judicial support for progress of alliance for justice (AFJ). These opinions of her were only rejected or reversed 14 times.

Jackson also said she hoped to become the inspiration for those who want to pursue their career in the law industry. “I have spent my whole life to admire the lawyers and judges of all different roots, but especially the African -Americans like me, who worked hard to achieve their position,” she expressed in the video shared online.

“I was inspired by Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman appointed as a Federal Court Judge. She was the inspiration to bring a great meaning to my career and I hope to become the inspiration for other young people who want to participate in the judicial industry,” Jackson said.

The US Senate approval Jackson Judge to the Supreme Court is said to be a victory for President Biden, after the process of considering many difficulties and controversy.

The Supreme Court can shape the main elements in the life of the American people in the coming time, with the ruling of abortion rights, the right to use guns and religious freedom. The court is facing calls to change the structure and way of operation, when the radical people want to increase the judge seats or limit their terms. The Supreme Court Judges are currently serving their lifetime, unless they are impeached and dismissed by the National Assembly, or voluntarily retiring.

After the results of approving Judges Jackson were announced, Dem Durbin’s Democratic Senator called this “a breakthrough achievement for the United States”.

Lisa Murkowski, one of the three Republican Senators who voted Thuan, said she supported Jackson not only because of the judge’s personal level, but also to protest “the process of approving the candidate of the Supreme Court’s judge who has been eroded by politicians” by the increasingly deeply divided party division in the United States.