Jackson crosses 50-vote threshold and will become first Black woman to serve in supreme court’s more than 200-year history
Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal appeals court judge, won enough support to secure her confirmation to the supreme court on Thursday, overcoming a rancorous Senate approval process to become the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the high court in its more than 200-year history.
After weeks of private meetings and days of public testimony, marked by intense sparring over judicial philosophy and personal reflections on race in America, Jackson’s nomination crossed the 50-vote threshold in the Senate on Thursday afternoon, virtually guaranteeing her confirmation.
