rt @repmondaire i was overwhelmed with emotion watching the eminently qualified ketanji brown jackson confirmed as the first black woman supreme court justice as i sat in the senate chamber. i could not help but think of the incredible black women in my life and what this means to them. to us.  qt @nytimes president biden congratulated judge ketanji brown jackson in the white house as the senate voted on thursday to confirm her to the supreme court. she was confirmed on a 53-47 vote, with three republicans joining all 50 democrats in backing her.