/tags/ketanji-brown-jackson Ketanji Brown Jackson en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:01:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-30/ketanji-brown-jackson-sworn-in-as-first-black-woman-on-the-supreme-court Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:01:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-30/ketanji-brown-jackson-sworn-in-as-first-black-woman-on-the-supreme-court Ximena Bustillo /npr-news/2022-04-07/the-senate-confirms-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:01:04 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-07/the-senate-confirms-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court Eric McDaniel /politics-government/2022-04-05/ohios-republican-us-senator-says-hell-oppose-jacksons-nomination-to-supreme-court US Sen. Rob Portman said "based on her responses to my questions, her record, and her answers at her confirmation hearing, I cannot support her nomination." But US Sen. Sherrod Brown is a strong "yes". Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:30:41 GMT /politics-government/2022-04-05/ohios-republican-us-senator-says-hell-oppose-jacksons-nomination-to-supreme-court Karen Kasler /npr-news/2022-04-04/2-more-republicans-say-theyll-vote-to-confirm-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-04/2-more-republicans-say-theyll-vote-to-confirm-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination Eric McDaniel, Kelsey Snell /npr-news/2022-03-30/maine-gop-sen-susan-collins-says-shell-vote-for-supreme-court-nominee-jackson Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has picked up at least one Republican vote for confirmation. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:26:11 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-30/maine-gop-sen-susan-collins-says-shell-vote-for-supreme-court-nominee-jackson NPR's Washington Desk /npr-news/2022-03-21/read-ketanji-brown-jacksons-statement-at-her-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing Read the opening remarks Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepared to read on Monday, the first day of her Supreme Court nomination hearing. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:52:14 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-21/read-ketanji-brown-jacksons-statement-at-her-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing /2022-03-21/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jacksons-senate-confirmation-hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding the third of four days of hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. Lawmakers will spend Wednesday questioning her. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:06:01 GMT /2022-03-21/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jacksons-senate-confirmation-hearings NPR Washington Desk /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-21/what-ketanji-brown-jackson-can-expect-to-hear-from-republicans-this-week If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:00:25 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-21/what-ketanji-brown-jackson-can-expect-to-hear-from-republicans-this-week Nina Totenberg /npr-news/2022-02-14/ketanji-brown-jackson-bidens-supreme-court-nominee-has-blazed-trails-all-her-life President Biden announced Judge Jackson, 51, will be his nominee to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:10:40 GMT /npr-news/2022-02-14/ketanji-brown-jackson-bidens-supreme-court-nominee-has-blazed-trails-all-her-life Nina Totenberg