LCLAA Commends the Nomination of the first Black Women, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the United States Supreme Court
MEDIA STATEMENT
February 25, 2022
Contact: Jose Vargas/Karla Pineda
headquarters@lclaa.org | (202) 508-6919
WASHINGTON - The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) commends President Joe Biden for following through on the promise he made to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States. Of the 115 justices on our nation’s highest court, only three have been people of color and only five have been women. This is why we must come together as a movement and support this nomination.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has exceptional credentials and substantial experience on the federal bench. Currently, she serves on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit. Judge Jackson has broad experience across the legal profession and has been confirmed by the Senate on a bipartisan basis three times – most recently last year for her current seat.
Judge Jackson is an outstanding nominee for the Supreme Court, and LCLAA urges the Senate to move forward with a fair and timely confirmation and hearing. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is the leading national organization for Latino(a) workers and their families. LCLAA was born in 1973 out of the need to educate, organize and mobilize Latinos in the labor movement and has expanded its influence to organize Latinos in an effort to impact workers' rights and their influence in the political process. LCLAA represents the interest of more than 2 million Latino workers in the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), The Change to Win Federation, independent unions and all their affiliate unions. Visit LCLAA on the web at www.lclaa.org, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
