President Biden will have the chance to fulfill his promise to nominate a Black woman to the Court following Justice Breyer’s reported departure. Here’s a look at some of the top contenders.
that Biden “certainly stands by” his campaign promise. Days after Biden made that commitment, his campaign won a crucial victory in the South Carolina primary powered by support from the state’s Black voters. The strength of that showing helped him clinch the Democratic Party’s nomination, and Black voters remained a staunch voting block for him in the general election. Months later, his party secured control of the Senate during Georgia’s special election.
“Biden's presidential win and the two Democratic Georgia senators’ wins, in large part, are due to the efforts of Black voters,” said Anna O. Law, associate professor of political science at CUNY Brooklyn College. “The Democratic Party owes them.”Ketanji Brown Jackson is a Harvard Law School graduate who served as a law clerk for Breyer. She earned the support of all 50 Democrats and three Republicans after Biden nominated her to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. circuit. Her background as a former assistant federal public defender would bring a diversity of experience to the bench.“She's eminently qualified,” Law said, nodding to the bipartisan support Jackson received in June. Then Sens.
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