How Long has Ketanji Brown Jackson Been a Judge?

Ketanji Jackson has been a Judge since 2013. She has held that position for over 8 years.

Jackson was nominated by President Obama on September 20th, 2012 to fill the vacancy left by retiring District Court Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr.

“Our politics may disagree, but my admiration for Ketanji’s intelligence, for her character, and for her integrity, it is unquestionable.”

Paul Ryan, a relative by marriage, at Jackson’s December 2012 confirmation hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the full Senate by voice vote on February 14, 2013.

In a voice vote, the Senate confirmed her on March 22, 2013. As of March 26, 2013, she had been appointed by Chief Justice Breyer and had been sworn in by him in May of the same year.

When she served as a judge on the District Court, Jackson wrote a number of judgments against the Trump administration’s positions.

She stated that presidents are not monarchs in the ruling requiring Trump’s former White House counsel Donald McGhn to hand over documents to a legislative subcommittee.

Many objections to executive agency acts were handled by Jackson, including some that involved issues of administrative law. She also ruled on a number of high-profile cases, many of which received attention from the media.