BREAKING: Justice Stephen Breyer is set to retire leaving a vacant Supreme Court seat, and the opportunity for @POTUS to fulfill his promise of nominating the first Black woman Supreme Court justice.
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Our legal team—@Hegemommy, @AngryBlackLady, and @ms_creilly—have compiled a list of Black women who President Biden could pick to fulfill his promise to nominate the first Black woman SCOTUS justice.
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the second woman to sit on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and was nominated by Biden in 2021.
She formerly clerked for Justice Breyer and was a federal public defender.
She is seen as a frontrunner due to the D.C. Circuit Court to SCOTUS pipeline.
She formerly clerked for Justice Breyer and was a federal public defender.
She is seen as a frontrunner due to the D.C. Circuit Court to SCOTUS pipeline.
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, is a legal powerhouse.
She is the second woman to lead the nation’s premier civil rights law organization and served on Biden's Supreme Court commission.
She is the second woman to lead the nation’s premier civil rights law organization and served on Biden's Supreme Court commission.
Leondra Kruger, California Supreme Court associate justice, is the second Black woman to serve on the California Supreme Court.
She clerked for Justice Stevens and served as a deputy assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel under President Obama.
She clerked for Justice Stevens and served as a deputy assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel under President Obama.
Johnnie B. Rawlinson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was, in 2000, the first Black woman appointed to the Ninth Circuit.
In 1980, she was one of two Black women first admitted to practice law in Nevada and was rumored to be on Obama’s shortlist of SCOTUS nominees.
In 1980, she was one of two Black women first admitted to practice law in Nevada and was rumored to be on Obama’s shortlist of SCOTUS nominees.
Letitia James, New York attorney general, is the first woman to be elected to serve as the state’s top attorney.
She has been a public defender, on city council, and served as public advocate. She is currently pursuing a civil investigation into Trump’s business practices.
She has been a public defender, on city council, and served as public advocate. She is currently pursuing a civil investigation into Trump’s business practices.
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is the only person of color now on the Seventh Circuit and only the second person of color ever confirmed.
She previously served as a federal public defender.
She previously served as a federal public defender.
Holly Thomas was recently confirmed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
She previously presided over the family court division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court after a long history working on issues like housing discrimination and protections for trans people.
She previously presided over the family court division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court after a long history working on issues like housing discrimination and protections for trans people.
Jessica Clarke has been nominated by Biden for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
She has a long history as a civil rights attorney and currently serves as chief of the Civil Rights Bureau in the Office of the NY State Attorney General.
She has a long history as a civil rights attorney and currently serves as chief of the Civil Rights Bureau in the Office of the NY State Attorney General.
So many talented and smart Black women to choose from!
Whew! Wouldn't want to have to choose between them (and ONLY them unless you know some other Black lady lawyers?) am I right, @POTUS?
Here at @RewireNewsGroup we are prepared for a nomination fight.
Whew! Wouldn't want to have to choose between them (and ONLY them unless you know some other Black lady lawyers?) am I right, @POTUS?
Here at @RewireNewsGroup we are prepared for a nomination fight.
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