Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)

“Self-aware and sincere; a tribute to authenticity, integrity, and faith in a profound vision.” —Kirkus Reviews“Jackson’s memoir will make an excellent impression on students finding their place in the world.” —Booklist“An essential memoir for all school libraries about an influential individual impacting our country to show how the law can provide solutions that change people’s lives and bring about monumental change.” —School Library Journal

Ketanji Brown Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Miami, Florida. She received her undergraduate and law degrees, both with honors, from Harvard University, then served as a law clerk for three federal judges, including Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States. Jackson subsequently practiced law in the private sector, worked as an attorney, and later as Vice Chair, at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and served as an assistant federal public defender. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Jackson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2021, Jackson made history in 2022 when President Joseph Biden nominated her as an Associate Justice. The first Black woman ever confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, she took her seat on June 30, 2022.