Mayor Mike Duggan issues statement on Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Statement from Mayor Mike Duggan:

It's about time.

The US Senate's confirmation today of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice is a major step forward in our nation's journey toward becoming "a more perfect union."  

Justice Brown Jackson demonstrated during her often brutal confirmation hearings that she has the strength, integrity, intelligence, wisdom, and demeanor to serve on our nation's highest court. She forever will be an inspiration to young women of color and all young Americans who aspire to do great things. 

President Biden deserves enormous credit for having now given the United States its first woman of color as Vice President and Associate Supreme Court Justice in its nearly 250-year history.