BMWorldwide — WASHINGTON–Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court, fulfilling the campaign pledge that gained the Presidency for Joe Biden, at the behest of House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn. 

The history competes with the legacy of Biden’s decision to advance the nomination of Clarence Thomas 30 years ago, as Thomas threatened in recent decisions to roll back much of the judicial progress of the past 50 years.