• Jackson, 51, was confirmed by the Senate nearly three months ago.
• She will take the seat occupied by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer for nearly three decades.
• Jackson is currently a judge on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

The first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson; a former public defender and native of Miami; who advanced to become a judge on a significant federal appeals court; will be sworn in on Thursday.

Jackson, a 51-year-old Harvard-educated attorney who was recently confirmed by the Senate; will fill Associate Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat; which he has held for almost 30 years. Breyer announced his retirement in January; which made it possible for President Joe Biden; to choose Jackson as his top choice for the Supreme Court of the United States.

Jackson, who is currently a judge on the significant United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; will take the oath of office at a delicate time for the Supreme Court; as its decisions to overturn Roe v. Wade and increase access to handguns; have heightened tensions among the justices and highlighted divisions; among Americans over culture war issues.

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But none of it will be on show as Jackson takes one oath of office; from Chief Justice John Roberts and Breyer; who Jackson clerked for more than 20 years, takes the other. With Jackson joining the court as the 104th associate judge; women and people of colour will finally; outnumber white men on the bench.

For the first time in the 233-year history of the court; there will be four women and two African Americans; on the nation’s highest bench when the justices return to Washington; in October with Jackson in her seat.

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