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Ketanji

Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court

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What does Ketanji Onyika mean? lovely one
What kind of clothing did Ketanji's parents dress her in as a child? West African clothing
What job did Ketanji's father have? He was a lawyer.
What kind of activists were Ketanji's parents in the 1960s? civil rights activists
What was Ketanji's elected job in junior high school? She was mayor of her junior high school.
What was Ketanji's elected job in high school? She was elected student body president.
What team did Ketanji join in high school? Debate team
What college did Ketanji go to? Harvard
What type of theater troupe did Ketanji join in college? improv
What did Ketanji and her friends do in college when they didn't agree with something? staged protests
What was Ketanji's motto in college? "Work first, play later."
What was the first and last name of the premed student Ketanji met in college and later married? Patrick Jackson
How many daughters do Ketanji and Patrick have? 2
How many different jobs did Ketanji have in the span of 15 years? 10
What year did Ketanji become a federal judge? 2012
What president nominated Ketanji to be a federal judge? President Obama
Who wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to consider Ketanji for the Supreme Court? her daughter, Leila
Who nominated Ketanji for the Supreme Court? President Biden
When did the Senate confirm Ketanji's nomination to the Supreme Court? April 7, 2022
Who was the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court? Ketanji Brown Jackson
When Ketanji's dad would get out his legal books, what would she do? She would get out her coloring books and work along side him.
Why did Ketanji often have to spell her name for people? Some people had never heard it before.
What did Ketanji do with people who thought she didn't belong? She ignored them.
What national competition did Ketanji win in her senior year of high school? National Catholic Forensic League Championship
Who told Ketanji she shouldn't apply to Harvard? a guidance counselor
What was Ketanji's first job after graduating law school? She was a law clerk.
Which Supreme Court Justice did Ketanji earn a clerkship with? Justice Stephen Breyer
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