Ketanji Brown Jackson brings varied legal resume to Supreme Court

By Reuters Posted on March 21, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court nominee and federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson departs with her White House escort and advisor, former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), after meeting with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

By Lawrence Hurley

If confirmed as its first Black woman justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson would add not only racial and gender diversity to the U.S. Supreme Court but would also bring a varied legal background including a stint representing low-income criminal defendants.