Ketanji Brown Jackson

At-a-Glance

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
First Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
First former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court.
Served as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2013-2021) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2021-2022).
Vice chairwoman of the United States Sentencing Commission (2010-2014).
Received her undergraduate and legal education at Harvard University.
Served as a Harvard Board of Overseers member (2016-2022).

Biography

Ketanji Brown Jackson serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a position she assumed in 2022 following her nomination by President Joe Biden and confirmation by the U.S. Senate. She is recognized as the first Black woman, the first former federal public defender, and the sixth woman to serve on the nation's highest court.

Prior to her Supreme Court appointment, Justice Jackson held several significant judicial and legal roles.