WASHINGTON– President Biden has selected Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court, two individuals familiar with his decision said, choosing a well-regarded federal appeals court judge who if confirmed would make history by becoming the first Black female to serve as a justice.In Judge Jackson, 51, Mr. Biden chose a liberal-leaning jurist who made a procedure of Republican assistance when he nominated her to the influential federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., last summer season. If verified by the Senate, she would change Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the courts three-member liberal wing, who revealed last month that he would retire at the end of the existing court term this summer if his follower was in place.While her confirmation would not change the courts ideological balance– conservatives selected by Republicans would retain their 6-3 bulk– it would achieve another first: all 3 justices appointed by Democratic presidents would be women.Judge Jackson, who was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Miami, finished from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Justice Breyers alma mater. She went on to clerk for him throughout the 1999-2000 Supreme Court term.During her confirmation hearing to be a Federal District Court judge in Washington in 2012, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbias House delegate, recounted that Justice Breyer had two words when asked about her eligibility for the post: “Hire her. The three Republicans who voted to confirm her– and who will be under pressure from Democrats to do so once again in the equally divided Senate– were Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.Judge Jackson was chosen from a short list that likewise included Leondra R. Kruger of the California Supreme Court, a previous law clerk on the Supreme Court whose Yale Law pedigree is shared by 4 of the current justices, and J. Michelle Childs, a Federal District Court judge in South Carolina, a state whose Black citizens Mr. Biden has actually credited with assisting him win the presidency.In her brief time on the federal appeals court, Judge Jackson has yet to produce a body of opinions that express a legal approach. Merrick Garland, Mr. Bidens lawyer general, whose own Supreme Court election by President Barack Obama was prevented by Republicans in 2016, was formerly the chief judge of the appeals court and it was his choice to leave the bench to serve in Mr. Bidens cabinet that opened the seat Judge Jackson filled.The presidents decision to elevate her to the appeals court was seen as a signal that, needs to he get the chance to call a candidate, she would be at or near the top of his list to fulfill his campaign guarantee during the Democratic primary season to choose a Black female to the court.
WASHINGTON– President Biden has picked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court, two people familiar with his decision said, choosing a well-regarded federal appeals court judge who if verified would make history by becoming the first Black woman to serve as a justice.In Judge Jackson, 51, Mr. Biden chose a liberal-leaning jurist who made a step of Republican support when he chose her to the influential federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., last summertime. The 3 Republicans who voted to verify her– and who will be under pressure from Democrats to do so again in the evenly divided Senate– were Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.Judge Jackson was selected from a brief list that likewise consisted of Leondra R. Kruger of the California Supreme Court, a previous law clerk on the Supreme Court whose Yale Law pedigree is shared by 4 of the present justices, and J. Michelle Childs, a Federal District Court judge in South Carolina, a state whose Black voters Mr. Biden has actually credited with helping him win the presidency.In her short time on the federal appeals court, Judge Jackson has yet to produce a body of viewpoints that reveal a legal philosophy. Merrick Garland, Mr. Bidens attorney general, whose own Supreme Court election by President Barack Obama was prevented by Republicans in 2016, was formerly the chief judge of the appeals court and it was his choice to leave the bench to serve in Mr. Bidens cabinet that opened the seat Judge Jackson filled.The presidents choice to raise her to the appeals court was seen as a signal that, must he get the chance to name a candidate, she would be at or near the top of his list to fulfill his campaign pledge throughout the Democratic main season to nominate a Black female to the court.
