There are 240 African American Judges on the Federal Courts, all are over 65, and only four are women.
If confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to become the first African American woman, and one of the
youngest to hold a seat on the Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on
Monday, April 4. What’s in store for Judge Jackson as she moves a step closer to potentially becoming
the new Associate Justice of the Supreme Court?
Panelists:
Renée Graham, Associate Editor and Opinion Columnist for the Boston Globe’s op-ed page
Renée Landers, JD. Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School in Boston
Tracey Maclin, JD. Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
Cecil Webster Jr., MD. an Adult, Adolescent, and Child Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist
Callie Crossley hosts.