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In early 2016, the Obama administration officials vetted Jackson as a potential nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the death of [[Antonin Scalia]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tillman|first=Zoe|date=February 26, 2016|title=Source: D.C. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Vetted for Scalia Seat|url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/almID/1202750846454/Source-DC-Judge-Ketanji-Brown-Jackson-Vetted-for-Scalia-Seat/?/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129095328/https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/almID/1202750846454/Source-DC-Judge-Ketanji-Brown-Jackson-Vetted-for-Scalia-Seat/?%2F|archive-date=January 29, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=National Law Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Amy|last2=Markon|first2=Jerry|last3=Horwitz|first3=Sari|date=March 7, 2016|title=Here are judges the White House is considering for the Supreme Court|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/here-are-the-five-judges-the-white-house-is-considering-for-the-supreme-court/2016/03/06/2e785858-e0a4-11e5-9c36-e1902f6b6571_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308023002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/here-are-the-five-judges-the-white-house-is-considering-for-the-supreme-court/2016/03/06/2e785858-e0a4-11e5-9c36-e1902f6b6571_story.html|archive-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gresko|first=Jessica|date=March 9, 2016|title=Possible Supreme Court pick would make history in many ways|language=en-US|work=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-paul-ryan-archive-courts-barack-obama-04912e7e61b242a689dc90282141961d|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614215520/https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-paul-ryan-archive-courts-barack-obama-04912e7e61b242a689dc90282141961d|archive-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref> Jackson was one of five candidates interviewed as a potential nominee for the vacancy.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Edwards|first=Julia|date=March 10, 2016|title=White House interviewing five potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees: source|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-nominees/white-house-interviewing-five-potential-u-s-supreme-court-nominees-source-idUSKCN0WC08T|url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924234825/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-nominees/white-house-interviewing-five-potential-u-s-supreme-court-nominees-source-idUSKCN0WC08T|archive-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>
Jackson's potential nomination to the Supreme Court has been supported by civil rights and liberal advocacy organizations.<ref name="wapo2" /> ''The Washington Post'' wrote that Jackson's experience as a public defender "has endeared her to the more liberal base of the Democratic Party".<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 27, 2022|title=A guide to the Black female judges who are contenders to replace Justice Breyer|language=en|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/27/supreme-court-breyer-replacement-black-candidates/|url-status=live|access-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127235330/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/27/supreme-court-breyer-replacement-black-candidates/|archive-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> While her supporters have touted her history as a public defender as an asset, during her 2021 confirmation hearing, Republicans showed that they might cast her public defender work as a liability.<ref name="potential" />
 
On February 25, 2022, Biden announced that Jackson was his nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court.<ref name="announce" />

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Jackson's potential nomination to the Supreme Court has been supported by civil rights and liberal advocacy organizations.[1] The Washington Post wrote that Jackson's experience as a public defender "has endeared her to the more liberal base of the Democratic Party".[2] While her supporters have touted her history as a public defender as an asset, during her 2021 confirmation hearing, Republicans showed that they might cast her public defender work as a liability.[3]

On February 25, 2022, Biden announced that Jackson was his nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court.[4]

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wapo2
  2. ↑  A guide to the Black female judges who are contenders to replace Justice Breyer, Washington Post  (January 27, 2022)
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named potential
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named announce
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