NextGen America Statement on Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee

In response to President Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, NextGen America President Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez released the following statement:

“With the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, President Biden is making history while also bringing the High Court closer to the people it serves.

“Judge Jackson has devoted her career to advancing labor rights, racial justice and criminal justice reform. Prior to becoming a federal judge, she served as a public defender and the vice chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, experiences in which she saw firsthand the way our justice system works — and doesn’t work — for everyday Americans. Her legal background, rooted in the real experiences of real people, is exactly what we need on the nation’s highest court.

“This nomination is not a hard decision for the Senate. The Judiciary Committee and the full Senate should move quickly to confirm Judge Jackson and bring her passion, intelligence and experience to the United States Supreme Court.”

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About NextGen America

NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.