Born: 1970
Washington, D.C.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
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.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden Jr. 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.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden Jr. 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.
Education:
Harvard University, B.A., 1992
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1996
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court, 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- present
Given name at birth: Ketanji Onyika Brown