justices who have served on the court, only tw have been black. justices thurgood marshall and justice clarence thomas. five black women are said to be among the possible contenders. a name that continues to come up as lead contender is ketanji brown jackson, who currently sits on the court of appeals in washington d. c. she s a harvard law school grad who once worked as a public defender and also clerked for justice breyer. jackson was confirmed to the appeals court in june by a 54 to 44 vote. all members of the democratic voted for her, including senators kyrsten sinema and senator joe manchin. republicans susan collins, lisa murkowski and lindsey graham also joined them. susan collins today weighed in on breyer s retirement. there is no need for any rush. we can take our time, have hearings, go through the process, which is a very
i am looking forward to making sure there is a black woman on the supreme court, to make sure that we get that representation. [applause] it s not a joke, not a joke. i pushed very hard for that. earlier today, the white house said joe biden plans to honor that commitment. the president has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating a black woman to the supreme court. and certainly stands by that. on the 115 justices who have served on the court, only to have been black. justices thurgood marshall and justice clarence thomas. five black women are said to be among the possible contenders. a name that continues to come up as lead contender is ketanji brown jackson, who currently sits on the court of appeals in washington d.c.. she s a harvard law school grad who once worked as a public defender and also clicked for justice breyer. jackson was confirmed to the appeals court in june by a 54
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