Updated 12:50 PM EDT, Fri September 30, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson made history in June when she was sworn in to become the first Black woman on the US Supreme Court.
She replaced Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired.
Jackson, 52, was nominated in February by President Joe Biden. She previously served on DC's federal appellate court, and she had been considered the front-runner for Breyer's seat after Breyer announced his retirement.
Jackson was born in the nation's capital but grew up in the Miami area. She was a member of the debate team at Miami Palmetto Senior High School before earning both her undergraduate degree and law degree at Harvard.
At her 2021 confirmation hearing for the appellate court, she connected her family's professions — her parents worked in public schools — to her decision to work as a public defender.
"I come from a background of public service. My parents were in public service, my brother was a police officer and (was) in the military," she said at the time, "and being in the public defenders' office felt very much like the opportunity to help with my skills and talents."
