A lifetime 'first,' local attorneys react to Jackson's confirmation.

• Date: 08 April 2022
• Author: Teske, Ali

Byline: Ali Teske

As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes a justice-in-waiting, her role beginning in October following Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement, Wisconsin lawyers beam with pride as Jackson this week became the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court on a 53-47 vote. Jackson will sit beside three other women justices and one other Black justice.

Brittani Miller, an associate at Michael Best and Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers board member, discussed the magnitude of the confirmation and the challenges of being a "first" at anything.

"The confirmation is huge...