Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination brings renewed attention to lack of Black judges on the federal bench
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 3, 2022
By Chandelis Duster and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN
As the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has ignited a discussion about the historic lack of diversity on the nation’s highest court, her ascendance has also renewed focus on the absence of Black judges on the federal judiciary’s lower courts.
Of the 3,852 people who have been confirmed as federal judges, a CNN analysis of data from the
