1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Selected Primary Material Updated March 3, 2022 On February 25, 2022, President Joseph Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appea
2、ls for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) to become an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This nomination is to fill the impending vacancy on the Court caused by Justice Stephen Breyers announcement of his intention to retire from the Court effective “when the Court rises for
3、the summer recess this year (typically late June or early July).” This Sidebar contains reference information about Judge Jackson, including a biography; a list of publications she authored or coauthored; legislative documentation related to her previous nominations; a selection of her written opini
4、ons; a list of Supreme Court briefs to which she contributed; and additional resources. For more on Judge Jacksons notable decisions in areas of interest to Congress, please see The Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Initial Observations. Biographical Sketch Judge Jackson curre