Ketanji Brown Jackson

First Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

From the Series Gateway Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

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.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography
Copyright 2023
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2023-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007070, JNF007120, JNF030000
Dewey 347.73/2634 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 1010
ATOS Reading Level 6.9
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Source notes, and Timeline

Reviews

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

“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