READ: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Recent Job Application As She Becomes Front-Runner For Impending Supreme Court Nomination

This past spring, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden to move from the DC District Court to the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. (Yes, there is one circuit - and one of the most important - just to deal with appeals from that district.)

Today, she immediately became the front-runner for the nomination to replace the soon-to-retire Justice Stephen Breyer. (Biden indicated he planned to nominate a Black woman when a vacancy arose.)  Here is her Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire from this past June - basically, a job application. Below that are her answers to questions from the Senate Judiciary Chair.

Judge Jackson was confirmed in June by a 53-44 vote. (The Republicans voting aye were Collins, Graham and Murkowski.)

This article was reported by AZ Law founder Paul Weich. Paul is currently running for a seat in Arizona's House of Representatives.

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