Biden To Nominate , the First Black Woman , to Sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.<br />CNN reports that a source says President <br />Joe Biden has chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson <br />to serve on the Supreme Court. .<br />CNN reports that a source says President <br />Joe Biden has chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson <br />to serve on the Supreme Court. .<br />The decision would set in motion <br />the confirmation process for the first Black <br />woman to serve on the United States' highest court. .<br />The decision would set in motion <br />the confirmation process for the first Black <br />woman to serve on the United States' highest court. .<br />CNN's source claims 51-year-old Jackson <br />accepted Biden's nomination on February 24. .<br />Jackson currently sits on the federal <br />appellate court in Washington, D.C. .<br />Jackson currently sits on the federal <br />appellate court in Washington, D.C. .<br />Previously, CNN reports, she clerked <br />for Justice Stephen Breyer and served <br />as a federal public defender. .<br />Previously, CNN reports, she clerked <br />for Justice Stephen Breyer and served <br />as a federal public defender. .<br />Jackson also was a commissioner on the <br />U.S. Sentencing Commission and was appointed by <br />President Barack Obama to serve on the federal district court in D.C. .<br />Jackson also was a commissioner on the <br />U.S. Sentencing Commission and was appointed by <br />President Barack Obama to serve on the federal district court in D.C. .<br />CNN points out that while Jackson's <br />nomination is historic, it does not alter <br />the balance of power in the court. .<br />Currently, the Supreme Court <br />consists of six conservative <br />and three liberal justices. .<br />CNN reports that the decision heads <br />to the Senate where the Democratic Party <br />holds a narrow majority. .<br />The nomination would be a fulfillment <br />of Biden's campaign promise to nominate <br />a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. .<br />The nomination would be a fulfillment <br />of Biden's campaign promise to nominate <br />a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. .<br />According to CNN, while speaking in South Carolina <br />in 2020, Biden said that the nomination was <br />an effort to "get everyone represented."
