Ketanji Brown Jackson Background

Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American attorney and jurist who has served as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2021.

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Miami, Florida, Ketanji Jackson attended Harvard University for college and law school, where she served as an editor on the Harvard Law Review.

Ketanji Jackson began her legal career with three clerkships, including one with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.

Prior to her elevation to an appellate court, from 2013 to 2021, Ketanji Jackson served as a district judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Ketanji Jackson was also vice chair of the United States Sentencing Commission from 2010 to 2014 and since 2016, she has been a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers.

Ketanji Brown Jackson is a designate Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having received Senate confirmation on April 7, 2022, 53-47, with all 50 Democrats and 3 Republicans voting in favor and 47 Republicans voting against.