List of African American federal judges - Wikipedia
This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judges. As of December 20, 2024 [update] , 301 African-Americans have served on the federal bench. United States Supreme Court
The Legacy of Black Judges in America - Legal Defense Fund
On June 30, 2022, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to ever serve on the nation’s highest judicial body.
Ketanji Brown Jackson joins US Supreme Court as first Black …
Jun 30, 2022 · Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as an associate justice to the United States Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman on the highest court in the nation.
Black Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration
Feb 1, 2024 · President Biden has appointed more Black lifetime judges than any previous president in U.S. history, including presidents who served two terms. This includes the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Biden has appointed more Black federal judges than any other …
Dec 13, 2024 · Biden made history by appointing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Dozens of his appointments account for various “firsts.”
In historic first, Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to Supreme Court
Apr 7, 2022 · By a vote of 53-47, the Senate on Thursday afternoon confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson will become the first Black woman to serve on the court, fulfilling a campaign promise by then-candidate Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign.
Meet the Black Women Judges Who Paved the Way for Ketanji …
Mar 24, 2022 · Just five women and two African American judges, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court over more than two centuries.
1967: Marshall becomes first Black Supreme Court justice | AP …
Jun 13, 2022 · Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall is pictured after his nomination by President Johnson to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, June 13, 1967. If confirmed, he will be the first black man to sit on the high bench and will …
Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black …
Feb 25, 2022 · President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court, elevating an African American woman for the first time to a seat on the high court bench.
List of African American jurists - Wikipedia
Name Historical significance Violette Neatley Anderson (1882–1937) [1]: First African-American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court on January 29, 1926 : Dennis Archer (b. 1942) [2]: First African American president of the American Bar Association; former mayor of Detroit: Derrick Bell (1930–2011) [3]: Proponent of critical race theory; law professor …