Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.

The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

US Sen. Rob Portman said "based on her responses to my questions, her record, and her answers at her confirmation hearing, I cannot support her nomination." But US Sen. Sherrod Brown is a strong "yes".

Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has picked up at least one Republican vote for confirmation.

Read the opening remarks Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepared to read on Monday, the first day of her Supreme Court nomination hearing.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding the third of four days of hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court. Lawmakers will spend Wednesday questioning her.

If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.

President Biden announced Judge Jackson, 51, will be his nominee to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court.