“In the wake of such far-right extremism poisoning our nation’s highest court, she will bring a voice — and a vote — of compassion, respect for human rights, and honor for the rule of law,” Derrick Johnson, president of the N.A.A.C.P., said in a statement. He said that her swearing-in was “the greatest news for Black America coming out of this Supreme Court in a long, long time.”
Justice Jackson encountered deep resistance among Republicans on Capitol Hill to her nomination and her confirmation hearings devolved into a bitterly partisan debate where Republicans on the Senate judiciary panel attacked her as a liberal partisan with a questionable record.
Republicans tried to disqualify Justice Jackson with accusations of leniency toward child sexual abusers and divisive questions designed to ignite culture war debates, including how she would define the word “woman.”
Senators Mitt Romney of Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine ultimately voted for her nomination in defiance of their party, giving President Biden a small sliver of the bipartisan support he had hoped to garner for his nominee.
On Thursday, Justice Jackson swore a judicial oath to “administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me” under the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Justice Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Miami. She graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Justice Breyer’s alma mater, and clerked for him during the 1999-2000 Supreme Court term.
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