Washington — Ketangi Brown Jacksonswore to theSupreme Courtand shattered the glass ceiling as the first black woman in the country. supreme court.
51-year-old Jackson was the 116th justice in court, replacing Thursday of justice where she once worked. 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.
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Washington — Approximately three months after she won her Supreme Court confirmation,Ketanji Brown Jacksonwas the 116th in court on Thursday. Is sworn in as a judge.
Jackson, 51, swears just as Judge Stephen Breyer, the man she replaces, retires. The
switch took place at noon, the moment Breyer said in a letter to President Joe Biden that his retirement would take effect nearly 28 years later in the national Supreme Court. At a ceremony livestreamed on the court'swebsite.Jackson recites two oaths required of a Supreme Court judge. One is controlled by Breyer and the other is controlled by Judge John Roberts.
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Jackson , Became the first black woman to serve justice, a federal judge since 2013. She joins three women, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Amy Coney Barrett. This is the first time four women have served together in nine courts.
Bidenin February, a month after Breyer (83) announced that he would retire at the end of his term in court, assuming his successor was confirmed. Nominated Jackson. 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.
Since then, she has undergone some judicial review and remains a judge in the Federal Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., but the case has not been heard. Biden promoted her to that court from a district trial appointed by President Barack Obama.
Jackson can start work immediately, but the court has just finished most of his work until the fall, with the exception of the occasional emergency 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 majorAir Pollution Control Actto reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. This will hurt the fight against climate change.
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