02/07/2022

Historic Supreme Court Choice to Align With Black History Month

President Biden is coming through on a 2020 campaign promise

When President Joe Biden formally announced the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in January, he reiterated his commitment to nominating the first Black woman to the court by the end of February—which is also Black History Month.

“The person I will nominate will be someone of extraordinary qualifications, character, experience, and integrity, and that person will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court,” Biden said. “I made that commitment during the campaign for president, and I will keep that commitment.”

The first Black woman to serve as a federal appeals court judge—often considered to be an important qualification for becoming a Supreme Court justice—was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.

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