Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first black woman on US Supreme Court

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President Joe Biden has selected federal appellate judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, the White House said on Friday, setting the stage for a confirmation battle in the closely divided Senate.Biden picked Jackson, 51, for a lifetime job on the nation’s top judicial body to succeed retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, fulfilling a 2020 campaign promise to make the historic appointment. Of the 115 people who have ever served on the…


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