Fresh off being confirmed by the Senate , soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on April 7 that she will seek as …
Fresh off being confirmed by the Senate, soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on April 7 that she will seek as a member of the nation’s top court to uphold the rule of law and not overreach into the domain of Congress. Speaking at the White House in Washington, Jackson thanked a slew of people, including her family and President Joe Biden, in remarks that touched on how she plans to decide on cases when she assumes her new role. Jackson said at one point that “part of the genius of the constitutional framework of the United States is its design, and that the framers entrusted the Judicial Branch with the crucial but limited role,” echoing a stance she brought up repeatedly during her confirmation hearings when questioned about the light sentences she gave people who committed crimes involving child pornography. “I’ve also spent the better part of the past decade hearing thousands of cases and writing hundreds of opinions. And in every instance, I have done my level best to stay in my lane, and to reach a result that is consistent with my understanding of the law, and with the obligation to rule independently, without fear or favor,” Jackson said, referring to her time as a judge on a U.S. district court and, more recently, on an appeals court.
