Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is on her book tour ("Lovely One"), and this weekend brought her back to her hometown Miami. On Saturday morning, she spoke at the University of Miami and was interviewed by Stephen Rosenthal.
And for the evening event, she packed the Arsht Center with about 2,400 people. Judge Gayles interviewed her, and it was a really lovely event.
She spoke about her childhood in Miami, how her parents raised her to believe in herself but also to be humble. She spoke about her time at Palmetto Senior High and her debate coach Fran Berger. And so much more. She showed how dynamic and engaging she is... and why she is so likeable.
Speaking of dynamic and engaging -- did you see Judge Roy Altman made Professor Ilya Shapiro's short list of Supreme Court nominees if Trump is elected? I'd be all for another Miamian headed to SCOTUS.
2 comments:
David, in the same post you praise KBJ, you cite to a guy that had this to write about her:
“But alas doesn’t fit into the latest intersectionality hierarchy so we’ll get lesser black woman,” Shapiro wrote in a tweet. “Thank heaven for small favors?”
Perhaps Roy would prefer you not trumpet that schmuck's views on nominations.
Oh, and in case people accept his apology that his tweet was poorly worded, there is this, from today:
"It shouldn’t be a surprise that when you screen for merit rather than demographic characteristics, you get judges who overperform."
Nice guy to be amplifying.
Story on the UM Law event: https://news.miami.edu/stories/2024/09/ketanji-brown-jackson-comes-home.html
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