Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Officially The Most Outspoken Supreme Court Justice - Above the Law

Book Review: Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson

As the first African American woman and first public defender to sit on the United States Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s place in history is assured. Educated at public schools and the daughter of teachers, Jackson’s high school ambition was to graduate from law school and obtain a judicial appointment.Like many African Americans, Jackson can document a history of slavery in her family. She also knows firsthand the sting of racism; after…

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Officially The Most Outspoken Supreme Court Justice - Above the Law

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Perhaps it is my general outspokenness on and sometimes off the bench. I am also told that some people think I am courageous for the ways in which I engage with litigants and my colleagues in the courtroom. — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in comments given earlier this month, as she accepted the 2025 Truman Good Neighbor Award from the Truman Good Neighbor Foundation. As noted by The Gav…