Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first black woman on US Supreme Court

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Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday as a US Supreme Court justice, making history as the first black woman on the nation's top judicial body.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her judicial oath of office as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court, administered by associate justice Stephen Breyer, on June 30 2022.Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday as a US Supreme Court justice, making history as the first black woman on the nation's top judicial body while joining it at a time when its conservative majority has been flexing its muscles in major rulings.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week found that a majority of Americans - 57% - holds a negative view of the court following the abortion ruling, a significant shift from earlier in the month when a narrow majority held a positive view. The Senate confirmed Jackson on a 53-47 vote on April 7, with three Republicans joining the Democrats in support of her. Jackson's appointment does not shift the court's ideological balance.

 

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