A lynching in the family inspired Michigan’s first Black woman elected justice to pursue the law
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A lynching in the family inspired Michigan’s first Black woman elected justice to pursue the law

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — During Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden’s first campaign, a critic told her she wasn’t Michelle Obama or Kamala Harris, “but you feel emboldened to run for this office.” She later named her first child Emerson, so it could be shortened to “Em Bolden.” The word has driven her ever since. Bolden, now 36, won that race, for the statehouse in 2018, and in 2022 she was appointed as the youngest-ever justice, and first Black woman, on Michigan’s top court. In Kentucky, Court of Appeals Judge Pamela Goodwine became the first Black woman elected justice. “And to see her in this position — it’s making me tear up right now.” Goodwine, for her part, said she was inspired as a teenager by the work of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

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6 Historic Moments From The 2024 Election
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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Live Law  

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Al Jazeera  

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LA Times  

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Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
2 years, 8 months ago

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his promised effort to diversify the high court. Biden tweeted afterward that “we’ve taken another step toward making our highest court reflect the …

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Huff Post  

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Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court
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Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US top court

Al Jazeera  

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US Supreme Court nominee Jackson gets key Republican support
2 years, 8 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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US President Joe Biden Nominates First Ever Black Woman For Supreme Court Justice
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ABP News  

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Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court
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Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court

Associated Press  

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Joe Biden announces first Black woman as Supreme Court judge
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Hindustan Times  

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Al Jazeera  

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Biden vows to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court as Breyer makes retirement official

LA Times  

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54 years, 11 months ago

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Slate  

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