Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

President Joe Biden will nominate federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, which would make her the first black woman on the high court's bench should she be confirmed by the Senate.

Breyer announced his retirement last month after 28 years on the Supreme Court, effective when the current term ends this summer. That paved the opportunity for Biden to fulfill his 2020 campaign promise of nominating a black woman as a Supreme Court justice.

Jackson, 51, was known to be on a short list of contenders the White...