[20220228]LSB10701_最高法院提名Ketanji Brown Jackson法官：初步观察结果.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i The Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Initial Observations February 28, 2022 On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden announced the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit). If confirmed, Judge Jackson would fill the vacancy left by the upcoming retirement of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, whose jurisprudence is discussed in another Legal Sidebar. This Sidebar provides initial observations about Judge Jackson based on decisions she issued while serving on the federal bench. Who Is Judge Jackson? Judge Jackson currently serves on the D.C. Circuit, having been appointed to that position in June 2021. Previously, she served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 2013. If confirmed to the Supreme Court, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman, and the sixth woman overall, to serve on the High Court. Judge Jackson received a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She clerked for three federal judges, including Justice