Alliance for Positive Change has issued the following statement on the historic Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson:
We applaud the United States Senate’s confirmation and approval of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the 116th Justice of the Supreme Court. She is supremely qualified for the role, academically and professionally, and will be a voice of justice, equity and empowerment for decades to come.
While Justice Brown Jackson has remarkable and numerous qualifications, sadly, she was met with aggressive and at times hostile questioning by some members of the Senate. We are in awe of Justice Brown Jackson and her ability to maintain calm, dignity and composure throughout the public hearings.
Alliance celebrates the important milestone that Justice Brown Jackson’s appointment represents, and looks forward to the day when appointments of women, people of color, and non-binary people serving on the court is a common occurrence.