Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is right for the U.S. Supreme Court
On Monday, March 20, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson , a 51 year old Black woman stood in front of the judiciary committee of the United States Senate at her confirmation hearing, proud of her achievements and confident of her capabilities as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She used the opportunity to remind members of her commitment to the law: “ I have been a judge for nearly a decade now, and I take that responsibility and my duty to be independent very seriously. I decide cases from a neutral posture. I evaluate the facts, …