Jackson to join U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as Breyer departs

Green Sun · Jun 29, 2022

Jackson to join U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as Breyer departs

Ketanji Brown Jackson, picked by President Joe Biden to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, is set to be sworn in to begin serving the lifetime job on Thursday with the formal retirement of liberal Justice Stephen Breyer.

Jackson, 51, was confirmed by the Senate on April 7. Breyer, 83, has served on the court since 1994 and announced his plans to retire in January. Breyer will officially retire and Jackson will take her two oaths of office at noon (1600 GMT) on Thursday shortly after the court issues the last of its rulings of its current term.

Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the constitutional oath to Jackson while Breyer will administer the judicial oath in a small gathering with Jackson's family at the courthouse, the court said.

Ana the Ist · Jun 29, 2022

Green Sun said:
Jackson to join U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as Breyer departs

Congratulations to Jackson and thanks to Breyer for his years of service.

Yttrium · Jun 29, 2022

A fine choice to balance Amy Barrett, who was also a fine choice. If only Thomas would retire, but he's not likely to do that while a Democrat is picking replacements.

Handmaid for Jesus · Jun 30, 2022

Yttrium said:
A fine choice to balance Amy Barrett, who was also a fine choice. If only Thomas would retire, but he's not likely to do that while a Democrat is picking replacements.

Ethically, he may be required to retire if it is determined that he is comprimised because of influence from his wife.

hislegacy · Jun 30, 2022

Congratulations Justice Jackson!

hislegacy · Jun 30, 2022

Handmaid for Jesus said:
Ethically, he may be required to retire if it is determined that he is comprimised because of influence from his wife.

Where is that spelled out? His wife cannot have an opinion or a public voice? Where is that?

SimplyMe · Jun 30, 2022

hislegacy said:
Where is that spelled out? His wife cannot have an opinion or a public voice? Where is that?

If he were a normal federal judge, it would be spelled out in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, where under "Disqualification" it states

Code of Conduct for United States Judges said:
(c) the judge knows that the judge, individually or as a fiduciary, or the judge’s spouse or minor child residing in the judge’s household, has a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or any other interest that could be affected substantially by the outcome of the proceeding;

(d) the judge or the judge’s spouse, or a person related to either within the third degree of relationship, or the spouse of such a person is:

(i) a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party;

(ii) acting as a lawyer in the proceeding;

(iii) known by the judge to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; or

(iv) to the judge’s knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding;

Now, since the Supreme Court is not bound by this Code of Conduct, I suppose you are correct it is not actually spelled out anywhere as a required Code for Supreme Court justices. It seems that, apparently mistakenly, Congress felt that Supreme Court judges, being the top US judges, would hold themselves to higher ethical standards than other federal judges. Since this appears not to be the case, the law should be changed to require Supreme Court judges to, at a minimum, follow the same Code of Conduct as other federal judges.

Handmaid for Jesus · Jun 30, 2022

hislegacy said:
Where is that spelled out? His wife cannot have an opinion or a public voice? Where is that?

See post #7

hislegacy · Jun 30, 2022

Handmaid for Jesus said:
See post #7

Yes it was the one directly after post 6

GoldenBoy89 · Jun 30, 2022

Green Sun said:
Jackson to join U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as Breyer departs

Congrats to Justice Jackson!

May she serve the court and the American people well for many years to come!

JSRG · Jul 1, 2022

Yttrium said:
A fine choice to balance Amy Barrett, who was also a fine choice. If only Thomas would retire, but he's not likely to do that while a Democrat is picking replacements.

I don't think Thomas would be retiring now even if Trump had won re-election. He still seems to enjoy the job given all of the concurrences he keeps writing.

Handmaid for Jesus said:
Ethically, he may be required to retire if it is determined that he is comprimised because of influence from his wife.

How? The Code of Conduct for United States Judges doesn't apply to the Supreme Court, but if it did, where is the requirement to retire? Someone else posted a portion from it, but that referred to how they would have to recuse themselves from the applicable cases, not that they would be required to resign.

Handmaid for Jesus · Jul 2, 2022

JSRG said:
How? The Code of Conduct for United States Judges doesn't apply to the Supreme Court, but if it did, where is the requirement to retire? Someone else posted a portion from it, but that referred to how they would have to recuse themselves from the applicable cases, not that they would be required to resign.

If it is determined that impeachment is imminent, but resignation would be accepted. Mind you, I am not saying that impeachment is in the works.

Fantine · Jul 3, 2022

A Supreme Court ethics law (which doesn't exist currently) has been introduced in Congress. May it pass with bipartisan support.

Statistically, Jackson's background and credentials are stronger than any of those appointed in the last ten years.

I am excited about her appointment and hope an ethics law will require justices to be models of impartial integrity.

While Thomas stands out, all justices can own and trade individual stocks. Should they? There are other grey areas less flagrant than Thomas' actions, and all should be addressed.

Nithavela · Jul 3, 2022

Mere months before the midterm elections?!

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