Supreme Court pick on ‘stress’ of Senate hearing

• Jackson poised to turn out to be first Black girl on Supreme Court docket
• Her maxims: Arduous work, discovering mentors, large breaks, robust pores and skin towards slights
• Uncommon authorized profession path included public defender work, circumstances involving accused terrorists

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the primary Black girl nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court docket, is aware of what it is wish to have her {qualifications} questioned.

She has a solution.

“I can not recall a single time in my childhood during which I cared concerning the slights and misperceptions and underestimations that got here my manner,” Jackson mentioned whereas accepting a Black Regulation College students Affiliation award in 2020. “What I do bear in mind is usually pondering, ‘Hmm; properly, I’ll present them.’”