The Best Twitter Reactions to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation

On Thursday, the Senate officially voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, making her the nation’s first Black female SCOTUS Justice. In the Court’s 233-year

history, only five other women and three other people of color have sat on the bench, making Jackson’s appointment both groundbreaking and long overdue.

President Joe Biden nominated Jackson in late February. When he announced his pick, he said of Jackson, “She’s a history maker...an immensely qualified judge who’s going to help make our courts stronger and more reflective of our country.” Biden and Jackson are both expected to deliver remarks on Friday now that she has been confirmed to the Court, the White House said in a press statement.

After the Senate vote, celebrities, activists, and politicians took to social media to express what it means to have a Court that looks a little bit more like the country it represents. Here are the best reactions:

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Watch your step, concrete ceiling just shattered.

Congratulations to the Honorable SUPREME. COURT. JUSTICE. Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Now read that again.

— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) April 7, 2022
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

— Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten) April 7, 2022
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. ? https://t.co/UN1ekcvChc

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 7, 2022
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History made!

I just proudly voted to CONFIRM Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as our next Supreme Court Justice. pic.twitter.com/7p6QRlbTDE

— Senator Alex Padilla (@SenAlexPadilla) April 7, 2022
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PERSEVERE: Senate confirms (53-47) Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson As First Black Woman On The Supreme Court

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@KJP46) April 7, 2022
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history as the first Black woman AND the first former federal public defender to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court!

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2022
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We’re finally going to get to say it: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Woo-hoo!!

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 7, 2022
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation is extraordinary, for more than one reason: She’s the first public defender and the first Black woman on the Supreme Court—delivering powerfully important experience to the bench. This is a joyful & historic victory for equal justice!

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) April 7, 2022
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Congratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman and first public defender on the Supreme Court.

Without the commitment of voters and organizers to take back the Senate and White House, this historic moment might not have happened.

Well done. Onward. pic.twitter.com/kZxqzCA8Pp

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 7, 2022
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Let us rejoice! Ketanji Brown Jackson will be America’s next Supreme Court Justice. pic.twitter.com/H1HKHbkn1n

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) April 7, 2022
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Women of the @TheBlackCaucus support the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson! ?? ? #ConfirmJudgeJackson#confirmKBJpic.twitter.com/Wkgb5hFMWt

— Rep. Terri A. Sewell (@RepTerriSewell) April 6, 2022
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Happy Ketanji Brown Jackson Day ??

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) April 7, 2022
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Doesn’t that sound nice? pic.twitter.com/QHcG4nzBFU

— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) April 7, 2022
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