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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]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednyt - ↑ Judge Jackson’s Rulings: Detailed, Methodical and Leaning Left, (25 February 2022)
- ↑ Kapur, Sahil Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson? A likely Biden short-lister for Supreme Court, NBC News (January 26, 2022)
- ↑ Gerstein, Josh Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman selected for the nation's top court, Politico (February 25, 2022)
