[PJMedia] In a tweet on Friday, Joe Biden announced that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be his nominee to the Supreme Court.Jackson is a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia — the court where the Constitution goes to die.
The president will officially name Brown Jackson as an associate justice in a press conference later today.
Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first black female Supreme Court justice in history and her nomination fulfills a campaign promise made by Joe Biden to name a woman of color to the high court.
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- Friday marks two year anniversary of Biden's promise to nominate the first black woman to the high court
- Jackson would become the sixth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court if she is confirmed by the Senate
- Democrats have set early April the goal for final confirmation, with plans to begin Judiciary Committee hearings toward the end of March
- Liberals praised the decision, particularly happy with her background as a public defender - she would be the first public defender on the court
- Republicans sounded a note of caution and promised a fair confirmation hearing
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