Ketanji Brown Jackson Is The First Black Woman Nominated To The Supreme Court
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🗓️ 25 February 2022
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Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, wrote a book about the first Black woman to ever become a federal judge, Constance Baker Motley. She explains how that, and much more, paved the way for this nomination.
And NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on Jackson's career and her path to the president's top pick.
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| 0:00.0 | When Joe Biden was running for president, he promised to nominate the first black woman |
| 0:05.1 | to the Supreme Court should there be a vacancy. |
| 0:07.8 | Today, as we watch freedom and liberty under attack abroad, I'm here to fulfill my responsibility |
| 0:15.9 | as under the Constitution to preserve freedom and liberty. |
| 0:19.9 | Well, on Friday afternoon, he made good on that promise by nominating Judge Katangi |
| 0:23.8 | Brown-Jackson to fill the seat that will be vacated by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer |
| 0:28.6 | later this year. |
| 0:29.9 | For too long, our government, our courts haven't looked like America. |
| 0:35.6 | I believe it's time that we have a court reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation |
| 0:42.0 | with an nominee of extraordinary qualifications. |
| 0:47.4 | Thank you very much, Mr. President. |
| 0:49.5 | I am truly humbled by the extraordinary honor of this nomination. |
| 0:56.4 | In her remarks, Jackson acknowledged the judges who paved the way for her, including Justice |
| 1:01.1 | Breyer, who she used to clerk for. |
| 1:03.2 | Justice Breyer, the members of the Senate will decide if I fill your seat, but please |
| 1:10.4 | know that I could never fill your shoes. |
| 1:14.7 | And she acknowledged the first black woman to ever become a federal judge, Constance Baker |
| 1:19.8 | Motley. |
| 1:20.8 | She was born exactly 49 years to the day apart. |
| 1:27.6 | Today I proudly stand on Judge Motley's shoulders, sharing not only her birthday, but also |
| 1:35.8 | her steadfast and courageous commitment to equal justice under law. |
| 1:41.4 | As she noted, Jackson will now face the Senate for confirmation. |
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