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Jackson, Ketanji Brown
Born 1970 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Henry Harold Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 2013, and received commission on March 26, 2013. Service terminated on June 17, 2021, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 19, 2021, to a seat vacated by Merrick B. Garland. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2021, and received commission on June 17, 2021. Service terminated on June 29, 2022, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on February 28, 2022, to a seat vacated by Stephen Gerald Breyer. Confirmed by the Senate on April 7, 2022, and received commission on April 8, 2022.
Supreme Court Oath:
June 30, 2022
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Harvard University, B.A., 1992
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Henry Harold Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 2013, and received commission on March 26, 2013. Service terminated on June 17, 2021, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 19, 2021, to a seat vacated by Merrick B. Garland. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2021, and received commission on June 17, 2021. Service terminated on June 29, 2022, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on February 28, 2022, to a seat vacated by Stephen Gerald Breyer. Confirmed by the Senate on April 7, 2022, and received commission on April 8, 2022.
Supreme Court Oath:
June 30, 2022
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
First Circuit, September 28, 2022-present
Education:Harvard University, B.A., 1992
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1996-1997
Law clerk, Hon. Bruce M. Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1997-1998
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-1999, 2002-2003, 2007-2010
Law clerk, Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States, 1999-2000
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2002
Assistant special counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2003-2005
Assistant federal public defender, District of Columbia, 2005-2007
Vice chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2010-2014
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, September 20, 2012; no Senate vote