TY - BOOK AB - "Multi award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford delivers a message of perserverance, dignity, and honor in this picture book biography of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court"-- AB - "Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and role model to children of all ages. Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells her story of perseverance, dignity, and honor in this uplifting picture book biography filled with colorful and dynamic illustrations from Ashley Evans. Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the top. From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown's parents taught her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School. Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on the United States Supreme Court. In a letter to then-President Barack Obama, Leila Jackson made a case for her mother--Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Although the timing didn't work out then, it did in 2022, when President Joe Biden nominated her. At her confirmation, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black female Supreme Court justice in the United States. Lyrical text by renowned author Carole Boston Weatherford and evocative illustrations by Ashley Evans combine to make this an inspirational and timely read." -- AU - Weatherford, Carole Boston, AU - Evans, Ashley, CN - CMC KF8745.J25 ET - First edition. ID - 1558721 KW - African American women judges KW - Women judges KW - African American women legislators KW - African American women KW - African American women judges KW - Women judges KW - African American women legislators KW - African American women KW - United States. KW - Judges KW - Femmes juges noires américaines KW - Femmes juges KW - Femmes parlementaires noires américaines KW - Noires américaines KW - Femmes juges noires américaines KW - Femmes juges KW - Femmes parlementaires noires américaines KW - Noires américaines KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political. KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional. KW - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women. KW - African American judges KW - African American women judges KW - Women judges KW - Judges KW - Judges. N2 - "Multi award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford delivers a message of perserverance, dignity, and honor in this picture book biography of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court"-- N2 - "Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and role model to children of all ages. Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells her story of perseverance, dignity, and honor in this uplifting picture book biography filled with colorful and dynamic illustrations from Ashley Evans. Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the top. From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown's parents taught her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School. Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on the United States Supreme Court. In a letter to then-President Barack Obama, Leila Jackson made a case for her mother--Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Although the timing didn't work out then, it did in 2022, when President Joe Biden nominated her. At her confirmation, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black female Supreme Court justice in the United States. Lyrical text by renowned author Carole Boston Weatherford and evocative illustrations by Ashley Evans combine to make this an inspirational and timely read." -- SN - 9780593650165 SN - 0593650166 SN - 9780593650172 SN - 0593650174 T1 - All rise :the story of Ketanji Brown Jackson / TI - All rise :the story of Ketanji Brown Jackson / ER -