The White House just released the first official portrait of Judge — soon to be Justice — Ketanji Brown Jackson.

The photo was taken by Lelanie Foster, a young black photographer from the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/hJ2vxWgv6g

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 8, 2022

"My family went from segregation to the Supreme Court in one generation," Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson says at the White House.

"I am the dream and hope of the slave," she adds, quoting Maya Angelou. pic.twitter.com/1f4hLppgAS

— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 8, 2022

Breaking News: The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, making her the first Black woman elevated to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/NkzOL5QZTh pic.twitter.com/GiF6VrrFcW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 7, 2022

Congratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman and first public defender on the Supreme Court.

Without the commitment of voters and organizers to take back the Senate and White House, this historic moment might not have happened.

Well done. Onward. pic.twitter.com/kZxqzCA8Pp

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 7, 2022

President Biden congratulated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the White House as the Senate voted on Thursday to confirm her to the Supreme Court. She was confirmed on a 53-47 vote, with three Republicans joining all 50 Democrats in backing her. https://t.co/AZRjG7s3OO pic.twitter.com/FlUUybHyxG

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 7, 2022

I was so moved to see Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed this afternoon. Like so many of you, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride—a sense of joy—to know that this deserving, accomplished Black woman will be a part of the highest court in the land. pic.twitter.com/hnPcDuPt8w

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) April 7, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black female justice in the 233-year history of US Supreme Court after Senate confirmation https://t.co/SIWmPuFwfo

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 7, 2022