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Biden will announce Supreme Court nominee Friday

The president, who has promised to name the first Black woman to the court, has made his selection

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February 24, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. EST
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listens to arguments last December as high school students observe a reenactment of a landmark Supreme Court case. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)

President Biden has decided who he will nominate to the Supreme Court and will make the announcement Friday, according to a White House official with knowledge of the matter.

Biden has chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

Biden has promised to select a nominee to replace Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who announced his retirement last month, before the end of February, and the president remains on track to announce the pick by Monday at the latest. Biden has said he will nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court in its 233-year history.