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| On March 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jackson to serve as a United States circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite press release|title=President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate 11 Judicial Candidates|date=March 30, 2021|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/30/president-biden-announces-intent-to-nominate-11-judicial-candidates/|access-date=May 14, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330150653/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/30/president-biden-announces-intent-to-nominate-11-judicial-candidates/|archive-date=March 30, 2021|website=The White House}}</ref> On April 19, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Jackson to the seat vacated by Judge [[Merrick Garland]], who stepped down to become attorney general.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 19, 2021|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/19/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-11/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509140740/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/19/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-11/|archive-date=May 9, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=The White House}}</ref>
| | In January 2022, ''The New York Times'' reported that Jackson had "not yet written a body of appeals court opinions expressing a legal philosophy" because she had joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the summer of 2021. However, ''The Times'' said, Jackson's earlier rulings "comported with those of a liberal-leaning judge", including her opinions blocking various Trump administration actions.<ref name="nyt" /> Additionally, a review of over 500 of her judicial opinions indicates she would likely be as liberal as Justice [[Stephen Breyer]], the justice she is nominated to replace.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liptak |first1=Adam |title=Judge Jackson’s Rulings: Detailed, Methodical and Leaning Left |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/supreme-court-kentaji-brown-jackson-rulings.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=26 February 2022 |date=25 February 2022}}</ref> |
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| On April 28, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2021|title=Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/04/21/2021/nominations|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513205620/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/04/21/2021/nominations|archive-date=May 13, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=judiciary.senate.gov}}</ref> During her confirmation hearing, Jackson was questioned about several of her rulings against the Trump administration.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Marimow|first=Ann|date=April 28, 2021|title=Biden judicial pick Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her independence in Senate hearing|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-defends-independence-in-senate-hearing/2021/04/28/ea4015c8-a794-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827155730/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-defends-independence-in-senate-hearing/2021/04/28/ea4015c8-a794-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html|archive-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> On May 20, 2021, Jackson's nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 20, 2021|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20May%2020,%202021.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129030805/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting%20May%2020,%202021.pdf|archive-date=January 29, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022|publisher=Senate Judiciary Committee}}</ref> On June 10, 2021, cloture was invoked on her nomination by a vote of 52–46.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 10, 2021|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ketanji Brown Jackson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00229|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611002821/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00229|archive-date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2021|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> On June 14, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed Jackson in a 53–44 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 14, 2021|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00231.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126170858/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00231.htm|archive-date=January 26, 2022|website=www.senate.gov|publisher=United States Senate|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on June 17, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Court of Appeals – D.C. Circuit – Ketanji Brown Jackson|url=https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf/Content/VL+-+Judges+-+KBJ|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202750/https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf/Content/VL+-+Judges+-+KBJ|archive-date=June 24, 2021|access-date=June 20, 2021|website=www.cadc.uscourts.gov}}</ref>
| | According to Sahil Kapur, writing for NBC News, "Jackson fits well with the Democratic Party and the progressive movement's agenda" due to her relative youth, background as a public defender, and history of labor-friendly rulings.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kapur|first=Sahil|date=January 26, 2022|title=Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson? A likely Biden short-lister for Supreme Court|language=en|work=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/who-ketanji-brown-jackson-likely-biden-short-lister-supreme-court-n1288053|url-status=live|access-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201211222/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/who-ketanji-brown-jackson-likely-biden-short-lister-supreme-court-n1288053|archive-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> |
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| Jackson's first decision as a court of appeals judge invalidated a 2020 rule by the Federal Labor Relations Authority that had restricted the bargaining power of federal-sector labor unions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Supreme Court Hopeful Tosses Labor Policy in Debut Ruling (3)|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bargaining-policy-tossed-in-judge-jacksons-debut-circuit-ruling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201230833/https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bargaining-policy-tossed-in-judge-jacksons-debut-circuit-ruling|archive-date=February 1, 2022|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=news.bloomberglaw.com|language=en}}</ref> | | ''Politico'' reported that "Jackson is popular with liberal legal activists looking to replace Breyer with a justice willing to engage in ideological combat with the court's conservatives."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gerstein|first=Josh|date=February 25, 2022|title=Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman selected for the nation's top court|language=en|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/25/ketanji-brown-jackson-is-the-first-black-woman-selected-for-the-nations-top-court-00011793|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> |
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Legal philosophy
In January 2022, The New York Times reported that Jackson had "not yet written a body of appeals court opinions expressing a legal philosophy" because she had joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the summer of 2021. However, The Times said, Jackson's earlier rulings "comported with those of a liberal-leaning judge", including her opinions blocking various Trump administration actions.[1] Additionally, a review of over 500 of her judicial opinions indicates she would likely be as liberal as Justice Stephen Breyer, the justice she is nominated to replace.[2]
According to Sahil Kapur, writing for NBC News, "Jackson fits well with the Democratic Party and the progressive movement's agenda" due to her relative youth, background as a public defender, and history of labor-friendly rulings.[3]
Politico reported that "Jackson is popular with liberal legal activists looking to replace Breyer with a justice willing to engage in ideological combat with the court's conservatives."[4]
