CONTACT:
Shannon Haber
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2022
Statement from Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho on the Confirmation of
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
Los Angeles, CA (April 7, 2022) – I am overjoyed that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the next Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the first Black woman in the Court’s history.
Judge Jackson will serve with dignity, honor and integrity. She brings a level of professional acumen and experience that has been missing in the Supreme Court, where the judicial process so often fails marginalized and underrepresented communities. Representative democracy and an objective legal system only works if it truly represents the makeup and lived experiences of its constituents.
Judge Jackson is a proud alumna of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and her rise to Supreme Court Justice demonstrates the promise and power of a public education for our students. Los Angeles Unified celebrates this historic confirmation, along with countless young women from across the country who now see the embodiment of endless possibilities. The glass ceiling is pernicious and persistent, but in the end it can and will be broken.