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Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Previously served as a federal public defender, district judge, and D.C. Circuit judge.

Current office
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
United States
Seat or institution
Supreme Court
Research date
October 19, 2026
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Career context

Previously served as a federal public defender, district judge, and D.C. Circuit judge.

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Selected public records

This is an illustrative collection across documented service, not an exhaustive career archive or a complete statement of policy positions. Missing records do not establish opposition, absence, or inaction. How the examples were selected →

Selected case participation; partial joins and separate opinions remain explicit
DecisionDateWhat this justice wrote or joined
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. GoldsmithMay 18, 2023Joined the Court opinion and Gorsuch’s concurrence.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd.May 16, 2024Joined the Court opinion; wrote a concurrence.
Trump v. United StatesJuly 1, 2024Joined Sotomayor’s dissent and wrote a separate dissent.
United States v. SkrmettiJune 18, 2025Joined Sotomayor’s dissent in full.

An absent participation entry is not a dissent or recusal. An older decision may predate this justice’s service. Read the opinions for their reasoning.

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