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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson smiles as Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., arrives for a meeting in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 31, 2022. Jackson will be sworn into the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson smiles as Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., arrives for a meeting in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 31, 2022. Jackson will be sworn into the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially sworn into the Supreme Court today, NPR reported. 

As Justice Stephen Breyer retired, Jackson became the 116th Supreme Court justice, according to The Associated Press.

She is also the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. 

During the ceremony, she took the Constitutional Oath, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, and a Judicial Oath, administered by Breyer, according to a press release from the Supreme Court. 

How to watch

The ceremony aired at 10 am on Thursday, June 30.

The ceremony was also streamed on the homepage of the Supreme Court’s website, www.supremecourt.gov.