Ketanji Brown Jackson is heading to the Supreme Court after being confirmed by the Senate.
The vote was 53 - 47 with three Republicans siding with Democrats. Senators Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski provided the margin for victory.
Senator Ed Markey cast his vote in favor of the nomination.
In his remarks, Senator Markey specifically highlighted Judge Jackson’s previous position as a public defender. “As a federal public defender, Judge Jackson represented the most vulnerable among us. She represented the clients other lawyers avoided. In doing so, she followed a long and honorable tradition in the American legal profession that began with John Adams stepping forward in 1770 to represent the British soldiers who committed the Boston Massacre because he feared they would not receive a fair trial without adequate representation.”
Senator Liz Warren, the state’s senior Senator also voted for the nominee.
Jackson will be the first Black woman to ever serve on the nation's highest court. She'll replace the retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer.
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