Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Daughter Thought Her Mom Should've Been Considered For The Supreme Court Years Ago

If her mom officially gets the nod, this will be an even better story.

onFebruary 7, 2022 at 4:59 PMFebruary 7, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (Photo by H2rty via Wikimedia Commons)

She’s determined, honest and never breaks a promise to anyone even if there are other things she’d rather do. She can demonstrate commitment and is loyal and never brags. I think she would make a great Supreme Court justice.

— an excerpt from a letter written by Leila Jackson, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s then 11-year-old daughter, that she wrote to President Barack Obama, suggesting her mother as a replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Jackson is now under consideration to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.

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