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Ketanji Brown Jackson

1970 - Today

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Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson (née Brown; kə-TAHN-jee; born September 14, 1970) is an American lawyer and jurist who is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Jackson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on February 25, 2022, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office that same year. She is the first black woman, the first former federal public defender, and the sixth woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Miami, Florida. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Ketanji Brown Jackson is the 49th most popular judge (down from 43rd in 2024), the 13,248th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,395th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Judge.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Ketanji Brown Jackson ranks 49 out of 53. Before her are George Henry Williams, Neil Gorsuch, Michael Mukasey, George Wythe, Richard Goldstone, and Harry Blackmun. After her are Leila Seth, Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, Potter Stewart, Sylvia Steiner, Ranjan Gogoi, and Bogdan Aurescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Ketanji Brown Jackson ranks 487. Before her are Ghostface Killah, Kim Hill, Annika Sörenstam, Owen Smith, Wang Hee-kyung, and Tony Hale. After her are Michael Trucco, Samantha Power, Marco Mattiacci, Stefan Lövgren, Guo Wengui, and Edinho.

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Ketanji Brown Jackson ranks 25. Before her are Samuel Chase (1741), Harlan F. Stone (1872), George Henry Williams (1823), Neil Gorsuch (1967), Michael Mukasey (1941), and Harry Blackmun (1908). After her are Potter Stewart (1915).

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