FOG BLOG U.S. POLITICS LOG: JUDGE JACKSON CONFIRMED TO THE SUPREME COURT AS SHE PASSES SCRUTINY!

Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation, and what comes next...........Jackson seen as role model for Black students, but future U.S. hearings could be even more contentious.............U.S. federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice on Thursday, making history as the first Black woman to reach the top court.

Jackson was confirmed by a 53-47 vote in the Senate, with three Republicans joining all Democratic senators in voting in favour of her nomination.

Here's a closer look at what her nomination means.

What does Jackson bring to the bench?

Jackson once worked as a law clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer — whom she'll ultimately replace —after graduating from Harvard Law School. She worked as a public defender and served on the agency that helps develop federal sentencing policy, before being confirmed by the Senate as a federal district court judge in 2013, and last year as a federal appeals court judge.

During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Democrats made use of a chart that shows Jackson stacks up favourably, in terms of experience, to recent justices.