Ketanji Brown Jackson thanks family in Supreme Court confirmation hearing

March 21 (UPI) -- Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's selection to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, thanked her family Monday in an opening statement on the first day of her confirmation hearing.

Jackson, 51, who was selected to fill the seat left open by Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires in July, appeared before the Senate judiciary committee to answer questions on her nomination.

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