Ketanji Brown Jackson, first black woman on the Supreme Court

She watched her nomination live from the White House alongside Joe Biden. Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A historic appointment, applauded by senators and hailed by former first lady Michelle Obama. Before her, only five women and two black men entered this temple of law. A victory for this daughter of a lawyer and a teacher, a Harvard graduate, lawyer and then federal judge. “In my family, it only took one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court. (…) Our children tell me that they see more than ever that here in America, anything is possible”she said.

When progressive judge Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, the US president put forward the name of Ketanji Brown Jackson as his replacement. He then kept one of his campaign promises: to appoint a black woman to the highest court in the country, the one that settles social debates such as abortion or gay marriage. However, this appointment does not change the balance of the Supreme Court, with only three progressive judges, for six conservative judges.