Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide

On February 25, 2022, President Biden nominated Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the seat previously held by Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. 

• Background by the Federal Judicial Center
• Profile from SCOTUSblog
• Profile from the White House
• Profile from the New York Times
• Profile from the Washington Post
• Entry from Wikipedia  

• Senate Judiciary Committee: List of documents submitted with committee questionnaire and letters sent and received in connection with the nomination.
• C-Span video of confirmation hearings.

• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit (April 28, 2021) (ProQuest Congressional - Hearing Transcripts)
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit (April 28, 2021) (United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary).
• Senate Vote Summary (June 14, 2021)

• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia (December 12, 2012) (S. Hrg. 112-72, Part 9)
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia (December 12, 2012) (United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary).

• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be a Member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission (October 7, 2009) (S. Hrg. 111-695, Pt. 4)
• Congressional Hearing: Nominee to be a Member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission (October 7, 2009) (United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary).

To search for opinions by Judge Jackson with Lexis+, the following advanced search fields for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia cases are available: Opinion By, Concurrence By and Dissent By. The following advanced search fields are available with Westlaw: Written By, Concurring and Dissenting. The following advanced search fields are available with Westlaw: Written By, Concurring and Dissenting.

Full-text DC Circuit Court of Appeals opinions by Judge Jackson are available on the court’s website. Search by author, case name, or case text. 

Full-text DC District Court opinions by Judge Jackson are available on the court’s website. Search first by year, then filter by judge name or other text.

Notable decisions by Judge Jackson as compiled by SCOTUSblog.

Notable decisions by Judge Jackson as compiled by Ballotpedia.

Notable decisions by Judge Jackson as compiled by Law360.

Selected Opinions

• Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn, 415 F. Supp. 3d 148 (D.D.C. 2019).

• Am. Fed'n of Gov't Emps., AFL-CIO v. Trump, 318 F. Supp. 3d 370 (D.D.C. 2018)

• Gov’t of Guam v. United States, 341 F. Supp. 3d 74 (D.D.C. 2018).

• Make the Road New York v. McAleenan, 405 F.Supp.3d 1 (D.D.C. 2019).

• Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. McAleenan, 404 F.Supp.3d 218 (D.D.C. 2019).

Book Chapter

• Ketanji Brown Jackson & Kathleen Cooper Grilli, “Carrot and Stick'' Philosophy: The History of the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines and the Emergence of Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs, in The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual 1.25 (2012).

Articles

• Ketanji Brown Jackson, Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5: The U.S. Courts of Appeals Apply Different Legal Tests for Assessing the Primary Liability of Secondary Actors, Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Criminal Defense Newsletter (Morrison & Foerster LLP), Spring 2009, at 10-12.

• Note, Prevention Versus Punishment: Toward a Principled Distinction in the Restraint of Released Sex Offenders, 109 Harv. L. Rev. 1711 (1996).

• Recent Case, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) – Scope of Liability After Reves v. Ernst & Young, 108 Harv. L. Rev. 1405 (1995).

• John Greenwald, The Job Freeze, Time Magazine, Feb. 1, 1993, at 52 (reported by Ketanji O. Brown et al.).

• Janice Castro with Ketanji O. Brown, Hollywood Rocks Madison Avenue, Time Magazine, Feb. 22, 1993, at 65.

• John Greenwald, Ouch! Time Magazine, Mar. 8, 1993, at 53 (reported by Ketanji O. Brown et al.).

• Richard N. Ostling, A.C.L.U.--Not All That Civil, Time Magazine, Apr. 26, 1993, at 31 (reported by Ketanji O. Brown and Julie Johnson).

Other

• Ketanji Brown Jackson, Letter to the Editor, Feder's as Racist as Those He Condemns, Bos. Herald, April 10, 1997, at 36.

• Ketanji Onyika Brown, ''The Hand of Oppression": Plea Bargaining Processes and the Coercion of Criminal Defendants (March 1992) (senior thesis on file with the Harvard College Archives).

U.S. Supreme Court

• Bloate v. United States

• Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner, 559 U.S. 196 (2010) (No. 08-728) 2009 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 488 (in Lexis).

• Arizona v. Gant

• Brief of the National Association of Federal Defenders as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent, Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332 (2009) (No. 07-542) 2008 WL 2958118 (in Westlaw).

• Boumediene v. Bush

• Brief on Behalf of Former Federal Judges as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008) (Nos. 06-1195, 06-1196) 2007 WL 2441585 (in Westlaw).

• Hall Street Associates v. Mattel, Inc.

• Brief for Respondent, Hall Street Associates v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576 (2008) (No. 06-989) 2007 WL 2731409 (in Lexis).
• Supplemental Brief for Respondent, Hall Street Associates v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576 (2008) (No. 06-989) 2007 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1869 (in Lexis).
• Supplemental Reply Brief for Respondent, Hall Street Associates v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576 (2008) (No. 06-989) 2007 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1912 (in Lexis).

• Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.

• Brief for Gen-Probe Incorporated as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, 553 U.S. 617 (2008) (No. 06-937) 2007 WL 3407025 (in Westlaw).

 

Circuit Courts of Appeals

• United States v. Edwards

• Brief of Appellant Jeffrey Edwards, 496 F.3d 677 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (No. 05-3196) 2007 WL 261690 (in Westlaw).
• Reply Brief for Appellant Jeffrey Edwards, United States v. Edwards, 496 F.3d 677 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (No. 05-3196) 2007 WL 836774 (in Westlaw)

• United States v. Littlejohn

• Brief for Appellant Andrew Littlejohn, 489 F.3d 1335 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (05-3081) 2006 WL 3380457 (in Westlaw).

• Reply Brief for Appellant Andrew Littlejohn, 489 F.3d 1335 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (05-3081) 2007 WL 552104 (in Westlaw).

• United States v. Ponds

• Brief for Appellant, United States v. Ponds, 454 F.3d 313 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (Nos. 03–3134, 03–3135) 2005 WL 3150988 (in Westlaw).
• Reply Brief for Appellant, United States v. Ponds, 454 F.3d 313 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (Nos. 03–3134, 03–3135) 2006 WL 6589412 (in Westlaw).

• McGuire v. Reilly

• Brief in Support of Defendants-Appellants by Amici Curiae Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, McGuire v. Reilly, 260 F.3d 36 (1st Cir. 2001) (No. 00–2492) 2001 WL 36026236 (in Westlaw).

 

• Video: The 35^th Edith House Lecture: “Reflections on My Journey as a Mother and a Judge” (YouTube) (March 2, 2017). Ketanji Brown Jackson was invited to present the University of Georgia School of Law’s 35^th Edith House Lecture.

• Video: A Conversation on Judging (YouTube) (August 20, 2019). Ketanji Brown Jackson was a panelist at an event sponsored by the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit.

• Video: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks to the Penn Law Class of 2021 (Provided by University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law) (May 20, 2021). Ketanji Brown Jackson was invited to speak at the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s commencement.

• Video: Confirmation Hearing for Judicial Nominees (C-Span) (April 28, 2021). The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for five of President Biden’s judicial nominees.

Library of Congress Guide on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.