It seems like from the time I first heard the name Ketanji Brown Jackson until now, and her actually serving as a United States Supreme Court Justice, has taken forever. In reality however, Justice Brown Jackson has had a pretty quick rise after being tapped by President Joe Biden to become America’s next Supreme Court Justice.
It started like this: President Biden nominated Justice Brown Jackson February 25, 2022, to the Supreme Court. She was confirmed by the Senate April 7, 2022. The next important date in Justice Brown Jackson’s rise was June 30, 2022, the date that she was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice. The next important date for the highest court’s newest member was Monday, October 3, 2022. Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took her seat October 3rd as the newest justice and first Black woman ever to sit on that court’s bench.
The nation’s high court heard oral arguments in the first case of its term, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which will determine whether the Clean Water Act applies to wetlands.
The general public hasn’t been allowed inside since the pandemic began. However, Monday, some were allowed. This was a big day in the court’s history. The court has agreed to hear nine cases this term–involving a range of major issues, including affirmative action, voting rights and LGBTQ equality.
“EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW” – These words, written above the main entrance to the Supreme Court Building, express the ultimate responsibility of the Supreme Court of the United States. The court is the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the final arbiter of the law, the court, is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of Associate Justices is currently fixed at eight (28 U. S. C. §1). Power to nominate the Justices is vested in the President of the United States, and appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Nine Justices make-up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States, and there have been 104 Associate Justices in the court’s history.
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