The United States made history this Thursday (7) when the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first black justice of the Supreme Court.

The upper house of Congress was flooded with applause, with the 51-year-old woman being confirmed as one of nine judges by 53 votes to 47, ensuring that white men no longer have a majority in the nation’s highest court for the first time in 233 years. .

President Joe Biden called Brown Jackson’s endorsement a “historic moment” for the country.

“This feat should have been generations ago, but today the United States is taking a giant leap forward in making our union more perfect,” said Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Brown Jackson had the support of three Senate Republicans during a grueling and often brutal confirmation process that won Biden’s two-sided endorsement for the first Supreme Court nominee.

This is a significant achievement for the president, who chaired the Senate judiciary committee in the 1980s and 1990s, meaning he has the unprecedented privilege of overseeing the appointment and appointment of a Supreme Court justice.

Brown Jackson’s endorsement allows Biden to demonstrate to black voters that he can deliver on the promises he made during the campaign, despite his administration’s recent defeat in trying to pass voting rights legislation.

In just 42 days, it was one of the fastest confirmations by a US Supreme Court judge.