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Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
CBS News ^ | March 20, 2022

Posted on 03/20/2022 7:35:38 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

When President Joe Biden introduced her as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson said, "I can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the Constitution, will inspire future generations of Americans."

The name may be new to many Americans, but not to Antoinette Coakley, a professor at Northeastern Law; Lisa Fairfax, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania; and Nina Simmons, a corporate lawyer. The three women met the federal court judge when they were all college freshmen at Harvard.

Coakley told CBS News, "I remember thinking, 'what we saw so many years ago is really coming to pass right now in this moment.' It was very clear from the first time that we met her that Ketanji was special. I remember telling her when we were in our dorm, 'You are going to be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.'"

Back then, they called themselves "The Ladies." Inseparable roommates during college, they went on to become classmates at Harvard Law.

"It was, 'We're gonna make this together, we're going to help each other,'" said Simmons. "And Ketanji taught me that, when one wins, we all win."

Jackson's writing and her analytical skills earned her a spot as an editor on the prestigious Harvard Law Review. But her friends say she stood out for more than just academics.

"She's hilarious," said Coakley. "And that's something that people may not anticipate, because they're so blinded by her intellectual brilliance. A woman who stands just five feet one inch tall is poised to knock down one more barrier.

"It's so historic," said Fairfax, "because it's just another instance where we can say, 'This is the America that we all wanna be part of. The dream is possible.'"

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: ketanjibrownjackson; paulryan; scotus; wisconsin
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1 posted on 03/20/2022 7:35:38 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just another Anti-America degenerate quota hire.


2 posted on 03/20/2022 7:39:23 AM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

At her core she is a judge who protects child molesters. Not much more needs to be told.


3 posted on 03/20/2022 7:39:43 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Howie66

That’s what all Democrat nominations are.


4 posted on 03/20/2022 7:40:47 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

She a ho.


5 posted on 03/20/2022 7:41:09 AM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I remember when cbs wrote an story like this about ACB.


6 posted on 03/20/2022 7:41:42 AM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: allendale

Such an apt counterpoint to the hyperbole about the so special “ladies”.


7 posted on 03/20/2022 7:42:02 AM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Another affirmative action beneficiary.


8 posted on 03/20/2022 7:42:18 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: allendale

Well, it is the party of child molesters (those not murdered via abortion) … just look at how they are reacting in Florida right now?

Pizza Gate was more probably real than probably bupkiss.


9 posted on 03/20/2022 7:42:54 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Howie66

Thanks for the concise summary.

Could not have done better.


10 posted on 03/20/2022 7:43:56 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who is Kunta Kinte?


11 posted on 03/20/2022 7:45:49 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Panicked by Scrutiny of Her Child Porn Stance


12 posted on 03/20/2022 7:46:05 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Rurudyne

BINGO!


13 posted on 03/20/2022 7:49:23 AM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

An easy call.


14 posted on 03/20/2022 7:49:48 AM PDT by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ll just continue to brood over the lost nomination of Janice Rogers Brown forever.


15 posted on 03/20/2022 7:50:26 AM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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To: Rurudyne

MOdern Supreme Court Justices are picked according to their skin pigment tone in the epidermis. She passes. We are all racists!


16 posted on 03/20/2022 7:52:43 AM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If it lives with wolves, it is probably a wolf, or a flea.


17 posted on 03/20/2022 7:54:03 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson>

The next Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court.

18 posted on 03/20/2022 7:54:22 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Democrats advise - “Just smile, believe the lie and don’t say anything stupid. We’ll handle the rest.”


19 posted on 03/20/2022 8:00:04 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: rovenstinez

I’d rather be hated by the Left than be acceptable to them.


20 posted on 03/20/2022 8:01:15 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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