Ketanji Brown Jackson: First Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Standout Student Harvard and Her Gap Year Law School and Beyond Defending the Disadvantaged Serving on the US District Court Leading with the Law Changes in the Nation Joining the Supreme Court Important Dates Source Notes Selected Bibliography Index 10 14 17 21 23 28 31 34 40 42 44 46
Ketanji Brown Jackson: First Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson: First Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

From the time she sat coloring next to her father while he studied for law school, Ketanji Brown Jackson was interested in the US legal system. She became a star student, attended Harvard University, and chased her goal of one day getting a judicial appointment. Jackson believes the courts are a tool to further individual rights and justice for all Americans, a value she has carried across her diverse career. Learn more about Jackson's journey and how it led her to become the first Black woman justice on the US Supreme Court.

About This Book

By: Heather E. Schwartz
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Published by: Lerner Publications an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
9-12Age Range
- AR
55Pages
PeopleSubject
1010LLexile
45-60 minsReading Time
-Guided Reading
-Fountas & Pinnell
-DRA