WATCH LIVE: Biden Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Appointment at 12:15 p.m.
President Joe Biden goes to hug Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the Senate vote on her confirmation from the Roosevelt Room of the White House[AP photo / Susan Walsh]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a moment 46 days, and more than 46 years, in the making.
President Joe Biden on Friday will celebrate the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, marking the pinnacle of her legal career and bringing his political story full circle.
As a longtime Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Biden had a front-row seat to some of the most contentious confirmation battles in the Court’s history, as well as the hearings for Justice Stephen Breyer, whose retirement this summer is clearing the way for Jackson to join the bench.
You can watch Biden’s celebration live from NBC News.