● Currently Serving
Ketanji Brown Jackson
b. 1970 · Supreme Court seat #116 · 2022–present · DC
Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court, having previously clerked for Justice Breyer, the man she would go on to succeed, and served as a federal public defender earlier in her career — a background no sitting justice before her had shared.
Appointed By
Joe Biden
Predecessor
Stephen Breyer
Confirmed
April 7, 2022
Confirmation Vote
53–47
Tenure Began
June 30, 2022
Status
Currently serving