Discover how a young girl who was the star of her school’s debate team became a federal jurist and the first Black woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. Presenting Who HQ Now: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! Born in Washington,DCin 1970and raised in MiamiFloridaKetanji Brown Jackson developed an interest in law and politics at an early age. As a preschoolershe sat with her father and watched him complete his law school assignments. And even though some peopleincluding a school guidance counselordiscouraged Ketanji from aiming highshe proved them wrong and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. She went on to serve on the U.S. District Court in 2013 and the United States Court of Appeals in 2021 before making history and becoming the first Black woman to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court in 2022. Learn more about Ketanji Brown Jackson’s story in this addition to the New York Times bestselling series.