Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson 53-47 first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court

The Senate votes 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, with three Republicans, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Mitt Romney, joining all 50 Democrats. The Senate Judiciary Committee had tied 11-11 along party lines, requiring the full Senate to discharge the nomination. Jackson takes the oath of office on June 30, 2022, after Justice Breyer officially retires. Her confirmation ends a 233-year stretch during which no Black woman served on the nation's highest court.