Ketanji Brown Jackson Quotes

In The Last Word we choose
an inspiring quote from a
woman or girl.

Plus we add a short biography of
her life, dreams, and achievements to inspire you to find out more about her.

“Be open to new ideas and experiences because
you’ll never know when
someone else will have an interesting thought or when
a new door will open to take you on the journey of your dreams.”

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the newest U.S. Supreme Court associate justice. She is the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and was nominated by President Biden. She is also the first ever former public defender to be nominated and approved to serve on the Supreme Court.

“You can’t always expect to
be the smartest person in the room, but you can promise to
be the hardest working.”

She was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Miami, Florida.

She was elected student body president of her high school and was a debate star. She graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School.

Her career as a lawyer and judge has included many different positions. When she was nominated to the Supreme Court she was a U.S. Circuit Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia circuit.

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