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The landmark elevation of the eminently qualified Brown Jackson
Appointment of first black woman to Supreme Court comes as US president is dogged by low approval ratings
Joe Biden’s nominee becomes first black woman to join America’s highest court
Historic nomination resonates across country and spurs hope that more diverse judiciary will foster change
Biden’s pick is on the cusp of becoming the first black woman to sit on America’s highest court
Biden’s Supreme Court nominee pledges to stay in her ‘lane’ as confirmation hearings continue
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination praised by Democrats as ‘historic’ although some Republicans are critical
If confirmed she would be the first black woman to serve on the US’s highest court
If appointed, she would be the first black woman to sit on country’s most powerful bench
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