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WATCH: Woman Who Can't Define Woman Celebrated as First Black Woman on Supreme Court

Then-nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson: 'I'm not a biologist.'

June 30, 2022

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court after being sworn in on Thursday. While the media celebrated the historic occasion, Jackson herself refused to define the word "woman" during her Senate confirmation hearing.

"No, I can't," Jackson said in March. "I'm not a biologist."