Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination

Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination
President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff pose with Ketanji Brown Jackson in the Blue Room of the White House after the announcement of the nomination
NomineeKetanji Brown Jackson
Nominated byJoe Biden (president of the United States)
SucceedingStephen Breyer (associate justice)
Date nominatedFebruary 25, 2022 (nomination announced)
February 28, 2022 (nomination submitted to U.S. Senate)
Date confirmedApril 7, 2022
OutcomeApproved by the U.S. Senate
Vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Votes in favor11
Votes against11
ResultDeadlocked on motion to report favorably
Senate vote to discharge the nomination from the Judiciary Committee
Votes in favor53
Votes against47
ResultMotion approved
Senate cloture vote
Votes in favor53
Votes against47
ResultCloture invoked
Senate confirmation vote
Votes in favor53
Votes against47
ResultConfirmed
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On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the position of associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy by Stephen Breyer, who announced his retirement on January 27, 2022, at the age of 83.[1][2][3][4] Jackson, a former law clerk of Breyer, was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, having been appointed by Biden in 2021. Jackson is the first Black woman in U.S. history to be nominated to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.[5][6]

Her nomination was sent to the Senate on February 28,[7] and her confirmation hearings were held by the Senate Judiciary Committee from March 21 to 24, 2022.[8] The Senate confirmed her on April 7, 2022, by a 53 to 47 vote.[9] She took the oath of office on June 30, 2022.[10]

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  2. ^ Rogers, Katie (February 25, 2022). "Live Updates: Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Jake Tapper; Ariane de Vogue; Jeff Zeleny; Betsy Klein (February 25, 2022). "Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Chasmar, Jessica (February 21, 2022). "Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court". Fox News. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Serve as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court". The White House. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Waxman, Olivia (February 25, 2022). "The History Behind the First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice Nominee". Time Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. February 28, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Durbin Announces Hearing Dates for Judge Jackson's Nomination to the Supreme Court". Committee on the Judiciary. US Government. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Baker, Sam (April 7, 2022). "Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female Supreme Court justice". Axios. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Bustillo, Ximena (June 30, 2022). "Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court". NPR. Retrieved June 30, 2022.