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obituario/u.s. news Diabierna 8 aPriL 2022

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high

court justice

(AP) — The Senate con-
firmed Ketanji Brown Jack-
son to the Supreme Court on
Señor ta mi wardador pues mi no tin falta di nada. Den Thursday, shattering a his-
cunucu di yerbe berde e ta pone mi sosega pa mi por toric barrier by securing her
bolbe haya forsa.
place as the first Black fe-
Cu inmenso tristeza na nos curazon, pero conforme cu male justice and giving Pres-
dios su boluntad, nos ta anuncia fayecimento di: ident Joe Biden a bipartisan
endorsement for his effort to
diversify the high court.

Cheers rang out in the Senate
chamber as Jackson, a 51 year-
old appeals court judge with nine
years experience on the federal
bench, was confirmed 53-47,
mostly along party lines but with
three Republican votes. Presid-
ing and emotionally announcing
the vote was Vice President Ka- the job. Collins and Murkowski
Walter Simon de Cuba mala Harris, also the first Black Jackson will be just the third both decried increasingly parti-
*19 december 1951- †31 maart 2022 woman to reach her high office. Black justice, after Thurgood san confirmation fights, which
Marshall and Clarence Thomas, only worsened during the battles
Na nomber di su: “This is a wonderful day, a joy- and the sixth woman. She will over Trump’s three picks. Col-
Esposa: ous day, an inspiring day — for join three other women, Sonia lins said the process was “bro-
Rita de Cuba-Rodriguez the Senate, for the Supreme Sotomayor, Elena Kagan Amy ken” and Murkowski called it
Yiunan: Court and for the United States Coney Barrett – meaning that “corrosive” and “more detached
Raywalt de Cuba y Marjolyn Maduro
Daury Rodriguez y Celine Geerman of America,” exulted Senate Ma- four of the nine justices will be from reality by the year.”
Jeskhar de Cuba y Lindsey Giel jority Leader Chuck Schumer. women for the first time in his-
Davian de Cuba y Nakeisha Jacobs The Senate’s upper galleries tory. Biden, a veteran of a more bi-
Mayornan: were almost full for the first partisan Senate, said from the
Maximo y Candida de Cuba quepd time since the beginning of the Her eventual elevation to the day of Breyer’s retirement an-
Nietonan: pandemic two years ago, and court will be a respite for Demo- nouncement in January that he
Delilah Marie
Kalani Logan about a dozen House members, crats who fought three bruising wanted support from both par-
Ariella Alana part of the the Congressional battles over former President ties for his history-making nom-
Daynah Black caucus, stood at the back Donald Trump’s nominees and inee, and he invited Republicans
Massimo of the chamber. watched Republicans cement a to the White House as he made
Rumannan: conservative majority in the fi- his decision. It was an attempted
Olivia Faro- de Cuba “We’re making history,” de- nal days of Trump’s term with reset from Trump’s presidency,
Sheila y Walter Arendsz y yiunan clared Rep. Marilyn Strickland Barrett’s confirmation. While when Democrats vociferously
Joy y Ismay de Cuba y yiunan
Karel de Cuba y yiunan of Washington state. Jackson won’t change the bal- opposed the three nominees,
Greta y Winston Maduro quepd y yiunan ance, she will secure a legacy and from the end of President
Ana Clara de Cuba y yiunan Harris, who paused with emo- on the court for Biden and ful- Barack Obama’s, when Repub-
tion as she read the vote, said as fill his 2020 campaign pledge to licans blocked nominee Merrick
Tanta nan: she left the Capitol that she was nominate the first Black female Garland from getting a vote.
Sra. Mani v/d Linden “overjoyed, deeply moved.” justice.
Sra. Ika de Cuba Once sworn in, Jackson will be
Swa- y Cuñanan:
Bernarda y yiunan Jackson will take her seat when “This is a tremendously historic the second youngest member of
Constanza y yiunan Justice Stephen Breyer retires day in the White House and in the court after Barrett, 50. She
Orlando y yiunan this summer, solidifying the the country,” said White House will join a court on which no
Indira y yiunan liberal wing of the 6-3 conser- press secretary Jen Psaki after the one is yet 75, the first time that
Lourdes y yiunan vative-dominated court. She vote. “And this is a fulfillment of has happened in nearly 30 years.
Denise y Rudy Perrot joined Biden at the White House a promise the president made to
Famia: Jackson’s first term will be
De Cuba, Rodriguez, Lubo, Prince,Perez, Maduro, Faro, to watch the vote, embracing as the country.”
Arendsz, Habibe, Tromp, it came in. marked by cases involving race,
Henriquez, van der Kamp, Matthew, Kadir, Nucete, van Despite the efforts to tarnish her both in college admissions and
Nimwegen, Canninga, Rooseman, During the four days of Senate record, Jackson eventually won voting rights. She has pledged
Bareño, Lopez, Lacle, Martinez, Croes, Van der Bliek, hearings last month, Jackson three GOP votes. The final tally to sit out the court’s consider-
Gomez, Rincon, Geerman, spoke of her parents’ struggles was far from the overwhelm- ation of Harvard’s admissions
Schwengle, Ras, Werleman,Solognier, Wever, Perzia, through racial segregation and ing bipartisan confirmations program since she is a member
Willems, Piña, Brete, Kroon,
Gallarza, Steven, Berbel, Loaiza, Palma, Allende, Ebraat. said her “path was clearer” than for Breyer and other justices of its board of overseers. But
Colega musiconan: theirs as a Black American af- in decades past, but it was still the court could split off a sec-
Wiwi Piña ter the enactment of civil rights a significant bipartisan accom- ond case involving a challenge to
Ronny Brete laws. She attended Harvard plishment for Biden in the 50- the University of North Caro-
Eddy Kroon University, served as a public 50 split Senate after GOP sena- lina’s admissions process, which
Freddy Gallarza defender, worked at a private tors aggressively worked to paint might allow her to weigh in on
Kenneth Samson law firm and was appointed as a Jackson as too liberal and soft on the issue.
Amigo: Steven Jack
Grupo di misa Cristo ta Amor member of the U.S. Sentencing crime.
Commission. Judith Browne Dianis, executive
Ta invita tur amigo, bisiña, colega y conoci pa asisti na e Statements from Sens. Susan director the Advancement Proj-
condolencia cual lo tuma She told senators she would Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkows- ect, a civil rights organization,
lugar dialuna, 11 di april 2022 di 7pm pa 9pm na Royal apply the law “without fear or ki of Alaska and Mitt Romney of said Jackson’s confirmation will
Funeral Home.
favor,” and pushed back on Re- Utah all said the same thing — make the court more reflective
Nos kier a pidi nos disculpa si nos por a lubida un of otro publican attempts to portray her they might not always agree with of communities that are most
famia den nos tristeza. as too lenient on criminals she Jackson, but they found her to impacted by the judiciary.
had sentenced. be enormously well qualified for