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U.S. NEWS Friday 1 July 2022

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ket- when Justice Clarence
anji Brown Jackson was Thomas was confirmed in
sworn in to the Supreme 1991. She said that even
Court on Thursday, shat- the series of conservative
tering a glass ceiling as the rulings from the court over
first Black woman on the the past week cannot take
nation's highest court. away from the significance
The 51-year-old Jackson of Thursday's ceremony.
is the court's 116th justice, "This is a momentous occa-
and she took the place of sion and it's still a beautiful
the justice she once worked moment," said Dianis, ex-
for. Justice Stephen Breyer's ecutive director of the civil
retirement was effective at rights group Advancement
noon. Project.
Moments later, joined by But, Dianis added, "she's
her family, Jackson recited joining the court at a time
the two oaths required of when conservatives are
Supreme Court justices, holding the line and trying
one administered by Breyer to actually take us back,
and the other by Chief Jus- because they see the
tice John Roberts. progress that's being made
"With a full heart, I accept in our country. It's like the
the solemn responsibility Civil War that never ended.
of supporting and defend- In this image from video provided by the Supreme Court, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice That's the court that she's
ing the Constitution of the Stephen Breyer administers the Judicial Oath to Ketanji Brown Jackson as her husband Patrick joining."
United States and admin- Jackson holds the Bible at the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Jackson will be able to be-
istering justice without fear Associated Press gin work immediately, but
or favor, so help me God," the court will have just fin-
Jackson said in a state- on the nine-member court. cluded support from three bittersweet. ished the bulk of its work
ment issued by the court. "I Biden nominated Jackson Republicans. "Although we celebrate her until the fall, apart from
am truly grateful to be part in February, a month af- Jackson had been in a today, one Black woman emergency appeals that
of the promise of our great ter Breyer, 83, announced sort of judicial limbo since, or a cohort of Black wom- occasionally arise. That
Nation. I extend my sincer- he would retire at the end remaining a judge on the en can't save this democ- will give her time to settle
est thanks to all of my new of the court's term, assum- federal appeals court in racy alone. We are a piece in and familiarize herself
colleagues for their warm ing his successor had been Washington, D.C., but not of it and we are doing our with the roughly two dozen
and gracious welcome." confirmed. Breyer's earlier- hearing any cases. Biden work, our part. She's go- cases the court already
Roberts welcomed Jack- than-usual announcement elevated her to that court ing to forever reshape and has agreed to hear starting
son "to the court and our and the condition he at- from the district judgeship shape that court. But she's in October as well as hun-
common calling." The cer- tached was a recognition to which she was appoint- just a piece of the work that dreds of appeals that will
emony was streamed live of the Democrats' tenuous ed by President Barack needs to happen moving pile up over the summer.
on the court's website. hold on the Senate in an Obama. forward," Carr said. She helps form the most di-
Jackson, a federal judge era of hyper-partisanship, Glynda Carr, president of Because of Jackson's ap- verse court in its 232-year
since 2013, is joining three especially surrounding fed- Higher Heights for Ameri- pointment, Judith Browne history and is the first former
other women — Justices eral judgeships. ca, an organization that Dianis, a Black lawyer in public defender to be a jus-
Sonia Sotomayor, Elena The Senate confirmed advocates for the growth Washington, said she in- tice. The court that Jackson
Kagan and Amy Coney Jackson's nomination in of Black women's political tends to end her protest is joining is the most con-
Barrett. It's the first time four early April, by a 53-47 most- power, said the timing of against joining the Supreme servative than it has been
women will serve together ly party-line vote that in- Jackson's swearing-in was Court Bar. She started it since the 1930s. q

Portrait fills last vacancy on Sept. 11 memorial photo wall

By JOSEPH FREDERICK Fitzgerald Forte Food Ser- Pratt's photo is blurry be-
NEW YORK (AP) — A por- vice on the 101st floor of cause "in order to focus
trait filled the last vacancy the north tower of the old on his beautiful face, a lot
on the photo wall at the World Trade Center. of work had to be done to
National September 11 "This is a chapter in the zero in and enlarge and
Memorial & Museum on sense that we were able enlarge to the point where
Wednesday, concluding to provide the last missing it could be appropriate for
the almost 16-year-long photograph for the exhibit," the scale of the installa-
project to memorialize the said Mary Fetchet, director tion," Greenwald said.
hundreds killed as a result of Voices Center for Resil- The image is still recogniz-
of the terrorist attacks of ience. able despite all the en-
2001. Alice Greenwald, CEO of hancements, Greenwald
Antonio Dorsey Pratt's por- the memorial and museum, said.
trait, provided through said Pratt's photo marked The memorial exhibition
Voices Center for Resil- the completion "of a pro- honors the 2,977 people
ience, an organization cess that began almost 16 killed on Sept. 11, 2001 9/11 Memorial & Museum President & CEO Alice Greenwald
started after 9/11 that is years ago when we began by the hijacked planes speaks at a portrait-hanging ceremony on Wednesday, June
dedicated to remember- work on just even imagin- that crashed in New York 29, 2022 in New York. 9/11 Memorial & Museum President & CEO
ing the victims, was hung ing what the 9/11 Memorial City, at the Pentagon Alice Greenwald speaks at a portrait-hanging ceremony on
on the wall. Pratt was & Museum would be and and in Somerset County, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in New York. Associated Press
an employee of Cantor what it would contain." Pennsylvania.q