The US Senate approved the judgeship of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first black female Supreme Court nominee in the country’s history. Mitch McConnell also attended the vote in the Senate.
While 53 senators voted “yes” at the US Senate General Assembly, 47 senators voted “no”.
In addition to the votes of 50 Democratic senators, Jackson received the votes of Republican senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney.
After Judge Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he will retire, Jackson, nominated by Biden, is expected to be sworn in as a Supreme Court judge in a short time.
Jackson’s approval is also considered an important political point for Biden.
WHO IS KETANJI BROWN JACKSON?
Jackson, who was the last judge of the Washington DC Court of Appeals, was born in 1970 in the capital, Washington DC.
Graduated from Harvard University Law School in 1996, Jackson held various positions in the law field for a long time.
Jackson served as Breyer’s clerk for a year in 1999, when he was nominated to replace him. Jackson, who was elected as the Vice President of the “US Penal Commission” in 2009 with the proposal of the then US President Barack Obama, held this position until 2014.
Jackson, who was nominated by Biden to be a judge of the Washington DC Court of Appeals on March 30, 2021 and won the vote, has held the position since June 17, 2021.
Biden’s nominee is expected to keep the balance of 3 “liberal” judges against 6 “conservative” judges in the Supreme Court. (AA)