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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Former vice Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history after receiving backing from Senates who unanimously voted her to the nine-member bench becoming the first black woman to serve in the top court. The Miami Palmetto Senior High School and Harvard Law School graduate that was nominated by the President of the United States of America Joe Biden on February 25 this year was confirmed by Senates after securing a total of 53 votes as opposed to 43 to enhancing President Biden’s campaign promise to appoints a black woman to the top court. As it happened, she now leads as the first black female justice in the nation’s 233-year history having received a 100% vote from Democrats, plus extra three votes from three Republicans including to further confirm her appointment to her new job. Upon the retirement of Stephen Breyer, in June this year, Johnson will be taking over her fellow liberal judge for Women Justice whom she ...