Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black female supreme court justice

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Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the supreme court, Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the court’s 116th justice on Thursday, making history as the first Black woman to serve on the high court. In a ceremony streamed live on the court’s website, Jackson recited two oaths required of supreme court justices, one administered by Justice Stephen Breyer and the other by Chief Justice John Roberts. She will be joining three women, justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett – the first time four women will serve together on the nine-member court

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black female supreme court justice

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