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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
MONUMENTAL MOMENT The Impact of Judge Jackson’s Influence BY
PRITI L AKHANI // PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRENTON BUSH
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n April 7, 2022, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first African
American woman to be confirmed for the Supreme Court in its 233-year history. While the percentage of female lawyers has increased in the last 10 years, gains among people of color are minimal. Only 2% of all lawyers are African American women. Given these statistics, Jackson as the first to be confirmed to SCOTUS is especially meaningful from a national perspective. What does it mean to local attorneys, and students of law, especially women? CONTINUED P. 38 » 37
