The United States of America (USA) Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first black woman in US Supreme Court.
The US Senate has voted 53 to 47 to confirm her appointment. Jackson is the third black judge after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, and the sixth woman. She is the second-youngest member of the court after Judge Barrett, 50. Kamala Harris is also the first Black woman Vice-President in the USA.