U.S. Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the legendary photographer Annie Leibovitzfor Vogue 10} was taken by September issue of the magazine.
Powerful Image shows her 51-year-old judge at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. It came just a month after she was sworn in as the first black woman in the Supreme Court. One photo shows Jackson with his back to the Lincoln Memorial's reflecting pool, his hands folded in front of him and a subtle smile. She is wearing her Aliétte brown double-breasted wool coat and matching Tiffany pearl and diamond pendants and her Tiffany Victoria earrings.
In the second photo, Jackson is standing tall in her rented blue coat and black dress from the same label as Oscardella. A Supreme Court justice leans against a massive pillar and sits stoically in the background with a dimly lit monument to President Abraham Lincoln.
These images were taken by Annie Leibovitz, the iconic photographer who capturedUkrainian First Lady at her home in Kyiv less than a month ago. I was. The photo was accompanied by a reflective article written by public defender Imeime Umanaabout how Jackson paved the way for so many black women in the United States. .
Vogue shared images from the photo shoot to social media on Tuesday. "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation speaks to a deep-seated American desire to believe we can transcend the past," Vogue captioned the post. 29}
"I love Ketanji's strength, intelligence and perseverance," commented one.
"Powerful," said another user.
"Powerful, intelligent, moving and beautiful!" wrote a third party.
On June 30, Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and dismissed Justice Stephen Breyer. After a formal confirmation hearing, Jackson was confirmed in the Senate on April 7 by a vote of 53 to 47, with Republicans Mitt Romney, Lisa Markowski, and Susan Collins voting for her. Agree.
Following Senate confirmation, Jackson delivered a inspirational speech on the South Lawn of the White House, in which she quoted the late poet Maya Angelou and described her historical It has connected significant recognition to many black Americans living in the United States.
"It took her 232 years and her 115 appointments before a black woman was elected to the Supreme Court of the United States," she said. "But we made it."
"It cleared the way for us to rise to this opportunity," she said. "And in the poetic words of Dr. Maya Angelou, 'I do so now, bringing with me the gifts my ancestors gave me. I am the dream and hope of a slave.'
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