The Center for Constitutional Rights congratulates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who on Thursday became the first Black woman on the Supreme Court in its 232-year history when the Senate voted to confirm her, 53-47. 

As our Associate Executive Director, Donita Judge, wrote at the outset of her confirmation hearings:

Judge Jackson’s nomination reflects the hopes and dreams of many in this nation who’ve been excluded. For too long, little Black girls have matured into Black women who, having breathed the toxic air of racism and white supremacy all their lives, quietly question their achievements and wonder if they’re good enough—if they belong. 

Pioneers like Judge Jackson affirm that yes, we are good enough – and show that, to scale to heights historically reserved for white men, we must be truly exceptional.