Ketanji Brown Jackson
Associate Justice
Court
Score
16/100 · Low Risk
Tenure
Associate Justice since 2022
About
Ketanji Brown Jackson has served as Associate Justice since 2022, appointed by President Joe Biden. She is the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A Harvard undergraduate and Harvard Law graduate who clerked for Stephen Breyer, she served as a federal public defender, on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and as a federal district and D.C. Circuit judge before her elevation. Jackson is known for incisive questioning during oral arguments and is the Court's most junior liberal justice.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Republican senators asked demeaning questions during confirmation, 'Can you define a woman?' by Marsha Blackburn
- Falsely accused by Marjorie Taylor Greene and others of being 'soft on child predators', claim was debunked
- Confirmation was historic, first Black woman on SCOTUS
- Harvard roommate Michelle Tolan was her first Supreme Court clerk
- Husband Patrick Jackson is a surgeon, no conflicts of interest identified