‘It gives me hope’: Women react to Justice Jackson’s historic appointment
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- Ketanji Brown JacksonAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Stephen BreyerFormer Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
A history-making moment in Washington, D.C. as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became Justice Jackson.
She is the first black woman to ever serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jackson is replacing Justice Stephen Breyer who is retiring after nearly three decades on the bench.
With Justice Jackson joining the high court, this will be the first time that white men aren’t the majority on the Supreme Court. It will now be more women and minorities.
“Diverse decision-making tables make better decisions. And that means our bench, our judicial branches need to reflect our American democracy,” said Glynda C. Carr, President, and CEO of Higher Heights for America. “This is the moment where having more women, women of color, and justices of color are important as we tackle these very important issues.”
In less than an hour, a history making moment in Washington DC as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes justice. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court. I’ll be live on @ActionNewsJax at 12pm. pic.twitter.com/YyAI79RimH
— Kirstin Garriss (@ReporterGarriss) June 30, 2022
Jackson was confirmed this past spring after an intense week of confirmation hearings. While it was a bipartisan senate vote, a majority of Republican Senators voted against her appointment to the court.
During her small swearing-in ceremony Thursday, there were a few personal moments including Jackson’s mentor Justice Stephen Breyer issuing her judicial oath. Jackson clerked for Breyer after law school.
Justice Jackson won’t change the ideology of the court and there will still be a 6-3 conservative majority.
But some women say this kind of representation will have a major impact on young minority girls.
#ICYMI: Tomorrow at 12p Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as the newest member of #SCOTUS.
She is the first Black woman to sit on the high court.
The Court says Associate Justice Stephen Breyer will administer the Judicial Oath. pic.twitter.com/rmeY9OYUnZ— Kirstin Garriss (@ReporterGarriss) June 30, 2022
“To finally see representation in our government is an amazing feeling. I can’t even explain it, I want to cry that it’s happening, and it gives me hope that we can make a change, we can make things happen,” said Jessica Wood from Florida.
One of Justice Jackson’s first major cases this fall will be about affirmative action in the college admissions process.
“We look forward to seeing Justice Jackson, in her new role, tackle the issues that black women care about, which is creating economically thriving, educated, healthy, and safe communities,” said Carr.
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