Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s resilience and tenacity have led her to historic heights in the realm of law. No matter how high she’s risen in her career, she’s always stayed true to her Miami roots. Jackson—the first Black woman in history appointed to sit on the country’s highest court—was recently honored with a street renaming in Miami-Dade County, NBC Miami reported.
The full-circle celebration took place on Monday; months after the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners unanimously greenlighted Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins’ proposed legislation to rename an arterial thoroughfare after Jackson.
The Washington, D.C.-born, Miami-raised jurist has often credited the city for shaping her into the woman she is today. Miami has served as the backdrop for several chapters throughout her journey. She came of age in South Dade—where her parents still call home—and it was at Miami Palmetto Senior High School where she learned and mastered the art of debate.
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