Biden announces pick for first African American woman on Supreme Court
STORY: Biden announces pick for first African American woman on Supreme Court
DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:31
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the nomination ceremony in White House
STORYLINE:
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he's nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, setting in motion a process for the first African American woman to sit on its bench.
Announcing from the White House, Biden introduced Jackson as "a daughter of former public school teachers, a proven consensus builder, and an accomplished lawyer and distinguished jurist on one of the nation's most prestigious courts."
He also urged the Senate to "move promptly" to confirm the nomination and underlined that he had met with ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Jackson, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, said that she is "humbled by the extraordinary honor" of being nominated for the
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