Ketanji

Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American attorney and jurist who currently serves as the 116th justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer. Prior to her appointment, Jackson served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2017 to 2022. She was the first African American woman to serve on the D.C. Circuit.

Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School. She began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She then worked as an attorney at the law firm of Williams & Connolly, where she specialized in appellate advocacy. In 2013, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the Solicitor General of the United States, the third-highest legal officer in the federal government. In this role, she argued 14 cases before the Supreme Court.

Jackson's judicial career began in 2017 when she was nominated by President Obama to serve on the D.C. Circuit. She was confirmed by the Senate and has since been a highly regarded judge, known for her intellectual rigor and commitment to the rule of law. Her appointment to the Supreme Court was seen as a significant step towards increasing diversity on the nation's highest court.