By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated July 1, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn as the 116th Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman to serve on the high court on Thursday afternoon. Jackson, 51, replaced Justice Stephen Breyer, who she clerked for during the Supreme Court’s 1999-2000 term. Breyer’s retirement was effective at noon.
This is the first time in history where white men are not the majority on the Supreme Court.
