Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

By Reuters Posted on April 7, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson meets with U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Capitol Hill in Washington

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson reacts as she meets with U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

By Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung and Richard Cowan

Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of backgrounds.