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Caribbean Life, April 14-20, 2022
By Nelson A. King
Caribbean American legislators
in New York have wholeheartedly
welcomed Thursday’s historic confirmation
of Judge Ketanji Brown
Jackson as the first Black woman
to be elevated to the Supreme
Court of the United States, the
highest court in America.
The US Senate voted 53 to 47,
with three Republicans joining all
50 Democrats to confirm Judge
Brown Jackson’s ascendency in
the court’s 233-year history.
Republican Senators Susan
Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski
of Alaska and Mitt Romney of
Utah crossed party lines in voting
with Democrats to confirm Judge
Brown Jackson, 51.
“These are the moments that
make history,” exclaimed Congresswoman
Yvette D. Clarke, the
daughter of Jamaican immigrants,
after Thursday’s vote. “President
Biden’s nomination of DC Circuit
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to
the US Supreme Court is not just
timely and necessary, it is a fulfilled
promise that is instrumental
to a healthy democracy.
“This historic confirmation is
a renewed pledge of America in
pursuit of a more just society, and
I am deeply grateful to bear witness
to this change in the winds
towards a more equitable and just
society,” Clarke, who represents
the primarily Caribbean 9th Congressional
District in Brooklyn,
told Caribbean Life.
“Judge Jackson is a shining
example of what this nation can
be when we come together, in
spite of our differences, to create
a country for the good and
understanding of all its people,”
she added. “Judge Jackson is the ‘I
Rise’ and the ‘I am’ unfolding on
the world stage.”
The congresswoman said President
Joe Biden’s decision to nominate
a Black woman to serve as
the next Supreme Court Associate
Justice represents “the culmination
of centuries of struggles and
perseverance,” stating “it is not
lost on me that we are all truly
blessed to witness this moment in
our American history.
“This momentous occasion also
highlights Judge Jackson’s scholarly
and legal acumen, her dedication,
hard work, commitment and
decades of outstanding service on
behalf of the American people,”
Clarke said, adding that Judge
Brown Jackson also brings along
“a wealth of cultural experiences
that will fundamentally raise the
Supreme Court’s ability to fulfill
its purpose to uphold equal justice
for all Americans, regardless of
their race, sex or background.”
“Today, millions of young Black
women and girls are endowed with
a new understanding of what is
possible in this nation,” she continued.
“And that is reflective of
the transformative power of representation.
This extraordinary
node in our history chronicles the
progress of our shared humanity
and unifies us on the Founding
Principles of the United States of
America.
“May Justice Jackson be protected
and divinely guided in her
work in the years to come for all
Americans!” Clarke declared.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji
Brown Jackson watch as the full U.S. Senate votes to confirm
Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme
Court, from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington,
U.S., April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
In celebrating Judge Brown
Jackson confirmation, New York
State Assemblywoman Rodneyse
Bichotte Hermelyn, the Haitian
American chair of the Brooklyn
Democratic Party, described the
jurist as “a highly accomplished,
experienced and fair justice, the
most qualified nominee we’ve
seen in years.
Caribbean pols welcome historic confirmation
of first Black woman to US Supreme Court
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