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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman elevated to the Supreme Court

Aired 04/07/2022

PBS News Hour

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

Clip: 4/7/2022 | 9m 22s

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman elevated to the Supreme Court

In a historic first, the Senate Thursday narrowly confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Three Republican senators joined all 50 Democrats in voting for Jackson. LaDoris Cordell, who became the first Black woman judge in northern California and recently published a memoir titled "Her Honor," joins Amna Nawaz for more on the confirmation.

Aired 04/07/2022

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