Ketanji Brown Jackson: First Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

by Heather E. Schwartz

Overview

From the time she sat coloring next to her father while he studied for law school, Ketanji Brown Jackson was interested in the US legal system. She became a star student, attended Harvard University, and chased her goal of one day getting a judicial appointment. Jackson believes the courts are a tool to further individual rights and justice for all Americans, a value she has carried across her diverse career. Learn more about Jackson's journey and how it led her to become the first Black woman justice on the US Supreme Court.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728486352
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	Gateway Biographies Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	1010L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

About the Author

When Heather E. Schwartz was thirteen years old, she tracked down several lead orphans from the 1983 movie "Annie" and interviewed them by phone. As an adult, she realized she could apply those same early instincts to a career as a journalist and writer. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction children's titles, published by Lerner Publishing Group, Capstone Press, Teacher Created Materials, Lucent Books, and Tangerine Press, a Scholastic imprint. She has written articles for National Geographic Kids and Discovery Girls. In addition, she developed the content for KidsGetArthritisToo.org, the juvenile section of the Arthritis Foundation's website. Other credits in the children's market include articles for Teen, Girls' Life, and All About You magazines. Additionally, Ms. Schwartz is a former editor at Bridal Guide magazine, co-author of Bridal Guide Magazine's How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Gown (Warner, 2004), and contributor to The Takeout Cookbook (Knock Knock 2007).

Table of Contents

Standout Student 10

Harvard and Her Gap Year 14

Law School and Beyond 17

Defending the Disadvantaged 21

Serving on the US District Court 23

Leading with the Law 28

Changes in the Nation 31

Joining the Supreme Court 34

Important Dates 42

Source Notes 44

Selected Bibliography 46

Further Reading 47

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

"In Ketanji Brown Jackson, readers will encounter a person of quality whose groundbreaking appointment to her nation's highest court is an inspirational story worth knowing about. Reviewer Rating: 4" –Children's Literature

From the Publisher

04/01/2023

Gr 4–8—The lives of an eclectic mix of famous people and one environmental movement are chronicled in these six titles. Readers learn about King Charles's life including his difficult childhood, Dwayne Johnson's success as a wrestler and actor, Adele's astronomical rise to stardom as a singer, Ketanji Brown Jackson's road to the Supreme Court and The Sunrise Movement's formation and accomplishments. Also, readers will become acquainted with the inspirational life of the late entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker. Employing direct prose, the authors neatly convey relevant facts in each of the subjects' lives from birth until the current day. There are no discernible errors except in the volume on Jackson where a former Speaker of the House of Representatives is referred to as a Senator. Charles's coronation is anticipated: "…his coronation at Westminster Abbey that happened the following year." While the volumes on Charles, Adele, Johnson, Jackson, and The Sunrise Movement are timely, the narratives tend to be dull recitations of facts. There are already many serviceable volumes on Walker; the books on the others will be quickly dated. Also, the titles already lack some currency: there is no mention of the ongoing family conflict in Charles's life or of recent Supreme Court opinions authored by Jackson. Little is detailed about the personal lives of the Sunshine Movement's members; just the works and progress of that organization. Fans of Johnson and Adele will probably appreciate the photographs. VERDICT Though these volumes neatly relate the lives of noteworthy people, there is nothing outstanding about them and most are already or soon will be dated. Selectors can find better titles.

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