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Jackson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on February 25, 2022, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office that same year. [1] [2] She is the first black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Miami, Florida.
[27] [28] [29] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell characterized Jackson as "the favored choice of far-left dark-money groups that have spent years attacking the legitimacy and structure of the court itself". [27] The Republican National Committee called Jackson "a radical, left-wing activist who would rubberstamp Biden's disastrous agenda".
As of January 19, 2025, the length of service for the nine incumbent justices ranges from Clarence Thomas's 33 years, 88 days to Ketanji Brown Jackson's 2 years, 203 days. Five individuals, who were confirmed for associate justice, were later appointed chief justice separately: John Rutledge , [ a ] Edward Douglass White , [ b ] Charles Evans ...
The two most recently appointed justices were women, and one a woman of color. Ketanji Brown Jackson, previously a federal appeals court judge, in 2022 became the first Black woman on the high court.
"It has taken 232 years. With Justice Stephen Breyer retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court at noon on Thursday, Ketanji Brown Jackson, his former law clerk, marked a milestone in American ...
Jackson's nomination fulfills a campaign promise Biden made two years ago to the day to deliver the historic appointment. UPDATE 11-Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as historic U.S. Supreme Court ...
Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas's tenure of 12,142 days (33 years, 88 days) [B] is the longest, while Ketanji Brown Jackson's 934 days (2 years, 203 days) [B] is the shortest. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office .
Jackson, 52, was appointed by President Biden to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired in June when he was 83. She is the Supreme Court’s 116th justice and the first Black woman.