Ketangi Brown Jacksonswore to theSupreme Courton Thursday and shattered the glass ceiling as the first black woman in the National Supreme Court. did.
51-year-old Jackson was the 116th justice in court, and she replaced the justice she once worked for. Judge Stephen Breyer's retirement came into effect at noon.
After a while, Jackson joined her family and made two oaths required of a Supreme Court judge. One was managed by Breyer and the other by Judge John Roberts.
"Help God as I wholeheartedly support and uphold the US Constitution and accept the solemn responsibility of enforcing justice without fear or benefit," Jackson said in court. Said in the statement issued. .. "I am truly grateful to be part of the promise of our great country. I am deeply grateful to the warm and kind welcome of my new colleagues."
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Roberts welcomed Jackson "to a common calling between the court and us." The ceremony was livestreamed on the court's website.
Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, has joined three women: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Amy Coney Barrett. This is the first time four women serve together in nine courts.
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Biden a month after announcing that 83-year-old Breyer will retire at the end of his court term, 2 Nominated Jackson in the month. , Suppose his successor has been identified. Breyer's earlier-than-usual announcement and his terms were a recognition of the Democratic Party's weak support for the Senate, especially in the bipartisan era surrounding federal judges.
The Senate confirmed Jackson's nomination in early April, mostly by a party vote, including support from three Republicans.
Jackson was in some condition Since then, he has been a judge in the Federal Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., but has not heard the case. Biden promoted her to that court from a district trial appointed by President Barack Obama.
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Jackson can start working immediately, but the courts will do that work until fall, except in emergencies. I've just finished most of the occasional appeal. It will give her time to calm down and get used to the approximately 20 cases that the court has already agreed to hear from October and the hundreds of appeals that pile up in the summer.
The court issued its final opinion early Thursday after a serious and violent term, including overturning the guarantee of the right to abortion in the Roe v. Wade case. One of Thursday's decisions restricted how the Environmental Protection Agency used the country's major Air Pollution Control Act to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. This will hurt the fight against climate change.
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