Biography of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ketanji Brown Jackson Biography, Ketanji Brown Jackson Family, Ketanji Brown Jackson Career, Ketanji Brown Jackson Husband, Ketanji Brown Jackson Children, Ketanji Brown Jackson Net Worth
Ketanji Brown Jackson is an attorney and Federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2021. She is designated associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ketanji received Senate confirmation on 7 April 2022, with all 50 members of the democratic caucus and three republicans voting in favour of the nomination and 47 republicans voting against.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Biography
Full Name
Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Nickname
Ketanji
Profession
Attorney and Jurist
Date of Birth
14 September 1970
Place of Birth
Washington D.C., USA
She was nominated to a seat on the supreme court of the United States by US President Joe Biden, a seat that will be left vacant by the man that she once clerk under justice in Stephen Breyer. She is the first African American woman to be nominated to sit on the bench. Brown was expected to be on the list of Biden Administration potential Supreme Court nominees and her time as a public defender has drawn praise from progressive in Washington.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Personal Life
Age (as of 2022)
52 Years
Height
Not Known
Weight
Not Known
Religion
Christian
Hometown
Washington D.C., USA
Marital Status
Married
Boyfriend name
N/A
Husband Name
Patrick Graves Jackson
Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black
Nationality
American
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Known For
Associated Justice-designated of the Supreme Court of the United States
Hobbies
Reading, Writing
Caste
Brown
Ketanji Brown Jackson was born on 14 September 1970 in Washington DC. She raised in Miami, Florida. Brown was always very studius a trait she inherited from both parents. Her father Johnny Brown was in a Law School and her mother Ellary Brown was the principal of High School in Miami Florida. Ketanji participated in many extracurricular activities as a high school student. She won a major debate in the National Catholic Forensic League Championship.
Family Details of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Father
Johnny Brown
Mother
Ellery Brown
Brother
N/A
Sister
N/A
Husband/Spouse
Patrick Graves Jackson
Children
Daughters- Leila Jackson & Talia Jackson
She did her schooling from Miami Palmetto Senior High School and graduated from Harvard University. Brown earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Government. She married Dr. Patrick Graves Jackson in 1996. The couple have two daughters named Talia Jackson and Laila Jackson.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Education
School Name
Miami Palmetto Senior High School, US
College/ University
Harvard University, US
Educational Qualification
Degree in Law
Jackson clerked for two different individuals between 1996 and 1998. Both judges worked in some type of district court; one in Massachusetts, and the other in Washington. Before doing further work as a clerk – this time under Justice Stephen Breyer – Jackson worked at a private firm, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, in Washington, DC. Jackson clerked for Breyer, whom she will be replacing, during his time as a Supreme Court Justice.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Awards
Year
Awards
Not Available
N/A
Not Available
N/A
Once Jackson completed clerking under Justice Breyer, she again went into private practice. Between 2000 and 2002, she worked in Boston at Goodwin Procter (law firm). In 2002, she left this firm to work at the Feinberg Group. She would work at the firm for one year.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Income
Net Worth (Approx)
$5 Million
Jackson would then work for the United States Sentencing Commission as a special counsel. The Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal judicial branch. The Commission interprets Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Commission was created as a part of the Sentencing Reform Act.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in its 233-year history, was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-47 vote on 7 April 2022. She got three Republican votes, marking a bipartisan victory for President Joe Biden and his high court nominee.
