On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to become the 116th justice on the highest court in the nation. If Jackson is confirmed, she will replace Justice Stephen Breyer, one of her mentors, who announced his retirement in January.
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