Jackson also spent two years as a public defender and three as an appellate litigator, which distinguish her as a Supreme Court nominee. During her more than seven-year tenure on that court, she oversaw multiple prominent cases.Ĭredit: Kim Wright/HLS Staff Photographer President Barack Obama ’91 first nominated Jackson to the bench in 2012 to serve as a United States district judge for the District of Columbia, in Washington, D.C. She was nominated to the position in 2021 by President Biden, to fill the vacancy left by his appointment of then-Judge Merrick Garland ’77 to be U.S. Jackson previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Several Harvard affiliates and many of Jackson’s former colleagues and Harvard classmates have lauded her historic appointment, explaining why they believe she will be a standout jurist. “f there is going to be somebody who can test where America truly is and our acceptance in wanting to be reflective of what this nation is and can be in many different ways, breaking the mold, then she is the person to do that,” said Mariah K. But also dang, why hasn’t it happened yet? Or why is it that in 2022 is the first time this has occurred?” “We are literally walking in her shoes as we walk through this hallway. “This is a Black woman who went to Harvard undergrad, who went to Harvard Law School,” Aiyanna Sanders ’22 told the Times. In an article published in the New York Times, eight current members of the Harvard Black Law Students Association reflected on the nomination process and what Jackson’s confirmation means to them. Credit: Lorin Granger/HLS Staff Photographer
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