somebody who is an interloper, and who has no right to sit in the seat that she s getting. can you relate to what judge jackson went through this week? undoubtedly. i think dana can relate to this as well. as a black woman in academia, we are often the only ones in the room. when i was the interim dean of barkley law, i was the first black woman to lead a top law school at that time. so we re always, i think, first but the most important thing that we re not last. so dana is a among many black women deans who have been appointed in recent years, in the wake of my appointment. so this is just spending exponentially. and judge jackson is only the tip of the iceberg. he s going to inspire and influence the next generation of black women, lawyers. and it s gonna be a phenomenal generation. is already beginning to do this work. she talked about the letter she s received from young black girls. she s really going to be an inspiration. and really, i think we re going to see the ketanji effe
women teens who have been appointed in recent years, in the wake of my appointment. so this is just spending exponentially. and judge jackson is only the tip of the iceberg. he s going to inspire and influence the next generation of black women, lawyers. and it s gonna be a phenomenal generation. is already beginning to do this work. she talked about the letter she s received from young black girls. she s really going to be an inspiration. and really, i think we re going to see the ketanji effect going forward, in the legal profession. so dana, listen for a moment which jackson said about being a role model. take a listen. one of the things that having diverse members in the court does is it provides for the opportunity for role models. since i was nominated to this position, i have received so