President Biden called the vote a “historic moment” for the nation. “We’ve taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the diversity of America,” Biden posted on Twitter.
President Joe Biden congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson moments after the Senate confirmed her to be the first Black woman to be a justice on the Supreme Court at the White House. justice. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s high court.
Vice President Kamala Harris took the gavel in her role as head of the Senate to preside over the vote. Leaving the Senate after the vote, Harris said she was “overjoyed.” On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines on the question of whether to advance Jackson’s nomination to a vote before the full Senate. Democrats, expecting the deadlock, immediately moved ahead with a procedural step to discharge the nomination to a vote before the full Senate.
Jackson’s confirmation fulfills a major campaign promise from President Biden: to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1996, she went on to clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer — who she will replace on the high court when Breyer formally retires this summer.
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