Joyce Beatty tweeted the following:
"Just last year, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, following a path paved by civil rights leaders like Motley. Jackson is also the only SCOTUS Justice to have ever served as a federal public defender."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joyce Beatty:
"Constance Baker Motley became the first Black woman in the New York State Senate in '64, the first woman elected Manhattan Borough President in '65, & the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge in '66. She was also the first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court."Read on Twitter
"Today marks the birthday of two trailblazing Black female jurists: Constance Baker Motley and Ketanji Brown Jackson!"Read on Twitter
"Todays Financial Services Committee hearing is scheduled to start in 15 minutes! Tune in here financialservices.house.gov/events/eventsi"Read on Twitter
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