Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman on U.S. Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman to ever join its ranks while leaving the ideological balance on the nation’s highest court unchanged.

The 53-47 vote affirming the elevation of the 51-year-old federal judge saw her garner backing of all 50 Senate Democrats and only three Republicans -- Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah.

President Joe Biden watched the vote with Jackson, his first Supreme Court pick, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the vote ...