![]() ![]() Kruger, 45, hails from the home state of Vice President Kamala Harris and has been a member of its highest court since 2014. California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger is seen in an undated photo. The judge has been hailed for her work as a former public defender, as judicial groups argue there is a dearth of professional diversity on the federal bench.Ī graduate of Harvard Law School, she clerked for Breyer on the Supreme Court from 1999 to 2000. Jackson also worked as an assistant special counsel for the sentencing panel for two years, followed by two years as an assistant federal public defender. She is an amazing person," Ryan told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2012. "Our politics may differ, but my praise for Ketanji's intellect, for her character, for her integrity, it is unequivocal. Ryan and Jackson are related by marriage. At her confirmation hearing to the federal district court, Jackson was introduced by then-Congressman Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin who would go on to serve as House speaker before retiring in 2018. district judge in the District of Columbia and vice chair of the U.S. Three Republicans - Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska - voted with all 50 Democrats to confirm Jackson.īefore joining the D.C. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered to be the nation's second most powerful court, in March 2021, and she was confirmed by the Senate in June. The president selected Jackson to replace Attorney General Merrick Garland on the influential U.S. Biden's first picks for the federal judiciary as president and is considered to be the frontrunner for the Supreme Court. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. ![]()
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