History-making moment: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court

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In its 232-year history, a Black woman has never served on the United States Supreme Court. That all changed at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET, on April 7th, 2022, when judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice.

The groundbreaking decision was delivered by Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman, first Black woman and first South Asian woman to ascend to the role, who presided over the chamber for the history-making 53-47 vote. Harris said it was an “extraordinary day” upon leaving the Senate floor.

There was a delay in the process as Congress members waited for Kentucky Sen.