Fifty-one-year-old's appointment by Democratic President Joe Biden means white men are not in the majority on the nation's Supreme Court for the first time in 233 years.
Four of the justices on the nine-member court will be women once Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat, making it the most diverse bench in history.
As her confirmation hearing begins, Jackson is expected to become the first Black woman to sit on the bench of the country’s highest court. What pushback is she receiving from conservatives?
Confirmation hearings are set begin for President Biden's choice for the highest US court - Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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