“Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to future Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a cold open that had her visiting the ghosts of historical figures in the Oval Office.Jackson, played by Ego Nwodim was greeted by James Austin Johnson’s President Joe Biden, who she teased about not being able to pronounce her name.“Bet you can’t say that three times fast,” Nwodim said.“I’m shocked I was able to say it one time slow,” Johnson admitted, before bragging about fulfilling his campaign promise to place a black woman on the nation’s highest court.“One campaign promise down, 74 more to go,” the fake Biden cracked.“I was happy to do my part. Work twice as hard as white man all my life, then spend a week listening to Ted Cruz call me a pedophile,” the new justice said of her contentious confirmation hearings.Biden then left Jackson in his office to commune with the spirits of Americans that paved the way for her historic confirmation.Kate McKinnon’s Ruth Bader Ginsberg delivered one of her trademark “Gins-burns” about Cruz.
Ketanji Brown Jackson and Patrick Jackson’s Love Story Is a Lesson in the Power of True Partnership
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frustrating week on the Senate floor, as President Joe Biden’s Ketanji Brown Jackson has been subjected to a nonstop barrage of racist and generally offensive questioning courtesy of GOP senators like Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz. Seeing a Black woman begin the process of (hopefully) being confirmed to the should have been a watershed moment, and for many, .
However, the historical import of Jackson’s confirmation hearings was somewhat overshadowed by the racism and gender-based idiocy that Republican senators seemed to feel perfectly comfortable lobbing her way. (Seriously, Sen.
Cruz—you have one of the sharpest legal minds in the country on the stand, and you waste time asking her if ?) What felt like a corrective to that ugliness, though, was the clear and visible bond between Jackson and her husband, gastrointestinal surgeon Patrick Jackson who was present for every moment of the hearings. Dr.
Jackson has gone soft-viral for the he’s worn with aplomb throughout the week, and seeing him seated behind Jackson day after day (and occasionally as she’s knocked question after question out of the park) is an inchoate lesson in the power of true partnership.The Jacksons met at Harvard three decades ago, and the family tradition of Dr. Jackson being wowed by his wife’s professional prowess dates back quite a bit: A federal judge Jackson clerked for Dr.
Jackson heading directly from long nights on call at Massachusetts General Hospital to the courtroom to watch Jackson in lawyer mode. I know we tend to hand men (especially conventionally attractive, straight white men) too much credit for doing anything remotely supportive, but...I die!The Jacksons are parents to two teenage daughters, Talia and Leila, the latter of whom was as
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Confirmation While Skewering Republican Attacks On Her Character
The Saturday Night Live cold open featured Ego Nwodim as Ketanji Brown Jackson, newly confirmed to the Supreme Court, meeting famous women and Black Americans who came before her — along with a few jokes at Ted Cruz’s expense.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Hails Ketanji Brown Jackson, Kate McKinnon Channels RBG
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Saturday Night Live” put the spotlight in its cold open on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court with a sketch that featured Ego Nwodim as the history-making jurist and Kate McKinnon as the spirit of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The sketch opened with Nwodim as Jackson and James Austin Johnson as President Joe Biden recreating the moment that went viral on social media when the President released a photo of the two watching the Senate’s historic April 7 confirmation vote on C-SPAN2. The barbs, not surprisingly, took aim at the shockingly disrespectful line of questioning that Jackson faced from Sen.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Seen In 1st Official Portrait After Being Confirmed As Supreme Court Justice
After the 53-47 results of the confirmation vote, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially a Supreme Court Justice! During her first days in office, Ketanji took her first official portrait, as seen below. The justice stood tall and dignified for the portrait against a charcoal grey backdrop, wearing a chic black blazer jacket and matching pencil skirt.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Marks Confirmation To Supreme Court At White House Ceremony: “We Have Come A Long Way Toward Perfecting Our Union”
Ketanji Brown Jackson said her confirmation as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court “is a moment in which all Americans can take great pride.”
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Husband And Daughters Applaud Her Confirmation At WH Ceremony
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s husband Patrick G. Jackson and their daughters Talia and Leila all beamed with pride at the celebration ceremony for the designated Supreme Court Justice’s confirmation on Friday April 8. Ketanji’s husband and daughters looked so excited to see Ketanji deliver a tearful and powerful speech to celebrate the historic occasion. “It took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States,” she proclaimed.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Beams With President Biden In 1st Photo After SCOTUS Confirmation
Ketanji Brown Jackson is celebrating her new seat on the Supreme Court in the best way possible — taking a selfie with President Joe Biden! The president was sure to congratulate Ketanji for being the first Black woman to ever be confirmed to the Supreme Court on Thursday April 7. The historic occasion was finalized by a vote in the Senate over a month after Jackson was announced as the president’s nomination to fill the seat left open by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, after he announced his retirement.
Michelle Obama Pens Touching Tribute to Ketanji Brown Jackson, the First Black Woman Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
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which passed 53-47. Reactions to Jackson’s confirmation were mostly celebratory.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
William Earl Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed Thursday as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice following contentious Senate hearings that revolved around political flashpoints.Jackson, 51, becomes the first Black woman to earn a seat on the nation’s highest court after the 53-47 confirmation vote in the Senate that mostly fell along partisan lines.Three Republicans broke ranks to affirm the confirmation of the jurist who was appointed to several as a federal judge for the Washington, D.C.
Jill Biden More Stars Celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate Confirmation: She’ll ‘Inspire Generations’
First Lady Jill Biden congratulated Ketanji Brown Jackson for being the first Black woman to ever be confirmed to the Supreme Court on Thursday April 7. The historic occasion was finalized by a vote in the Senate over a month after Jackson was announced as President Joe Biden’s nomination to fill the seat left open by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, after he announced his retirement. Besides the First Lady, plenty of other stars took to their social media to share their excitement that she was confirmed.
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Kids: Meet Her Two Daughters, Talia Leila Jackson
Update (4/7/22): Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to become a Supreme Court Justice on Thursday April 7. The Senate voted in favor of confirming her with a 53-47 majority vote. Her two daughters were seen showing their support for her throughout the confirmation hearings. She will likely be sworn in at the end of June or beginning of July, per CNN.
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene for Reporting His Slap Joke to Capitol Police
Zack Sharf Jimmy Kimmel fired back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on social media over her claim that she reported one of his jokes to Capitol Police. Greene took issue with a joke Kimmel made on the April 5 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” During his monologue, Kimmel evoked Will Smith in joking about wanting someone to slap Greene over her thoughts on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson.“This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court,” Kimmel said, referring to Greene.
Fox News Anchor Suggests Tom Cotton’s Ketanji Brown Jackson Nazi Comparison Was a ‘Bridge Too Far’
suggested Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton went a “bridge too far” in stating that Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson would have defended Nazi war criminals on trial at Nuremberg. On Tuesday, Cotton took to the Senate floor during Jackson’s confirmation hearings to slam her track record as a public defender.
‘Morning Joe’ Rips Tom Cotton’s Attack on Kentanji Brown Jackson: ‘A Wretched Display’
The U.S. Constitution was all Joe Scarborough needed to vaporize Republicans’ latest attacks on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.On Tuesday’s “Morning Joe,” hosts Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski unpacked the line of reasoning from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), who seemed to question Jackson’s fitness as a U.S.
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