Joe Biden

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Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Biden will nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court today (Daily Mail)

President Joe Biden will nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday, making her the first black woman selected to serve on ...

He wrote to her asking for help with his case. 'No matter what, Judge Jackson will be given the dignity and respect she deserves. The attacks by the Left on Judge Childs from South Carolina apparently worked.' She worked from 2005 to 2007 as a court-appointed lawyer paid by the government to represent criminal defendants who could not afford counsel. He was sentenced to life under a 'three strikes' law. A simple majority is needed to confirm her to the bench. He wrote to her asking for help with his case. The Supreme Court on Jan. 20 declined to block that decision. Jackson previously won Senate confirmation in 2013 after Democratic former President Barack Obama nominated her as a Washington-based federal district judge. Progressives favored her nomination over the other leading candidates: South Carolina-based U.S. District Court judge J. Michelle Childs and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. 'He also sought a nominee - much like Justice Breyer - who is wise, pragmatic, and has a deep understanding of the Constitution as an enduring charter of liberty. Jackson's nomination is part of Biden's push to diversify the judicial branch.

Once again, the left wing makes Joe Biden's decision for him (New York Post)

As usual, President Biden's promises to his party's left wing and its interest groups left him little room to maneuver. His choice of Ketanji Brown Jackson ...

Introducing Jackson, Biden talked about “a pragmatic understanding” of a “resilient” Constitution — code for doing whatever Democrats want instead of what the Constitution says. Biden and Democrats don’t expect her to have a consistent theory of how to read the Constitution and laws; they just want results. Biden in 2020 pledged to pick the first African-American woman on the court, which at one stroke excluded 97% of the candidates from the job just based on their race and gender.

US President Joe Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson, first ... (ABC News)

US President Joe Biden nominates federal appeals court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court, the first Black woman selected to serve on the ...

Introducing Ms Jackson, Mr Biden called her a "proven consensus builder" who has "a pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people". Mr Biden called Ms Jackson a "proven consensus builder, an accomplished lawyer, a distinguished jurist," adding that he "looked for someone like Justice Breyer who has a pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people." - Mr Biden called Ketanji Jackson a “proven consensus builder” who has “a pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people"

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Joe Biden to nominate first black ... (Evening Standard)

President Joe Biden is set to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to US media.

“I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a black woman on the Supreme Court, to make sure we, in fact, get every representation,” he said at the time. If approved, this would make her the first black woman to serve in the country’s top court throughout its 233-year history. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Joe Biden to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court

Joe Biden nominates Kentanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court (Metro)

If confirmed, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first black woman in US history to serve on the high court.

Jackson was born in Washington, DC, and raised in Miami. Her parents attended primary schools in the south and historically black colleges and universities. My nominee for the United States Supreme Court is Ketanji Brown Jackson.’ President Joe Biden introduced his Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, on Friday afternoon, praising her background and record.

Analysis: Why Joe Biden picked Ketanji Brown Jackson for the ... (CNN)

President Joe Biden's decision to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, as CNN first reported, kills two birds with one stone: It satisfies ...

, which showed Biden's approval rating at 41% among Americans overall, also found that just 79% of Democrats said they approved of the job he was doing. For Biden, Jackson's nomination represents an opportunity to fix what ails him. (Jackson worked as a public defender for several years in the mid-2000s.)