Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Female Supreme Court Judge in America, Biden Hugs Her in Video
- Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed by the Senate and would be the first black woman to sit on the Supreme Court in America
- During the moment of her confirmation, she and President Joe Biden watched the proceeding and hugged afterwards
- Many people who reacted to the news praised the historical moment and said they watched the confirmation clip many times
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The US Senate on Thursday, April 7, confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and she made history as the first black woman to sit in the top court.
The vice president, Kamala Harris, also a black woman, presided over the hearing in her political function as the president of the Senate, CNN reports.
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When she swill be sworn in
It should be noted that Jackson’s swearing-in would come after Justice Stephen Breyer hit retirement early in Summer.
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The woman will maintain her current status in the US Court of Appeals. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer described the moment as one of joy.
Jackson made big history
He revealed that in the 223-year history of the Supreme Court, there has never been a black woman who held the position. He said:
“…Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first and I believe the first of more to come."
Watch the moment President Biden hugged her below:
Congratulatory messages pour in
Below are some of the reactions:
yesfiercebish said:
"My heart is bursting, what an important & well deserved moment in our collective history; so special."
kellygharp said:
"THANK YOU JUSTICE BROWN JACKSON for all the times YOU persevered."
samiraj08 said:
"Watching this brings tears to my eyes, her reaction was everything."
susancheez said:
"Beautiful moment."
modonaghy said:
"I could watch this again and again."
lovebabeee67 said:
"I’m cryingggg, we really did it Joe! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Thank you to Georgia voters too for making this a possibility!
kimani.panthier said:
"The smile on Ketanji’s face just does my heart glad!"
Another black woman set a new record
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a woman identified as Jessica Watkins will become the very first black woman to join the International Space Station crew. The woman is billed to launch into space come April 2022 on the special Space X Crew-4 mission.
It should be noted that the 33-year-old lady was selected many years ago in 2017 and has since then been preparing adequately for the mission.
Other astronauts who would be going on the mission are Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Samantha Cristoforetti.
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