judge jackson is a former public defender. She went to Harvard twice, both for undergraduate and for lall school. Her husband's twin is married to paul ryan's wife's sister. There will be a quiz on this at the end of the episode for everyone who is following along. William: When we spoke to you just about a month ago when justice bryer retired, you predicted that judge jackson would be the nominee. Was this just a sort of dune deal way back then? I mean, it wasn't a dune deal. How does she become a judge? Tell me more about her path.
President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee is historic but may have little impact on American law. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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