Being a first in any environment also carries with it the responsibility of success. You really want to do well, because you understand that people are judging not just you, but your entire kind. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
You never know what cases are going to become significant and the Supreme Court is part of that story. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
My mother had been adamant that I learn how to swim properly. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
As someone who has had family members on patrol and in the line of fire, I care deeply about public safety. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
My very earliest memories are of watching my father study - he had his stack of law books on the kitchen table while I… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
That's what you do as a federal public defender. You are standing up for the constitutional value of representation. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm a mom and a real person and a wife and doing the best that I can. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
I evaluate the facts, and I interpret and apply the law to the facts of the case before me without fear or favor, consistent… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
Federal public defenders don't get to pick their clients. They have to represent whoever comes in. And it's a service. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
If we're going to continue to move forward as a nation, we can't allow concern about discomfort to displace knowledge, truth, or history. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
