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In "Notable rulings", please change "In noting that Brown" to "In noting that Jackson" for consistency. Thanks. 67.188.1.213 (talk) 17:45, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Already done — 3PPYB6 — TALK — CONTRIBS — 19:57, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to Bbb23 for the fix, and to 3PPYB6 for closing out the request. 67.188.1.213 (talk) 07:41, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life

In 1996, Jackson married surgeon Patrick G. Jackson, a sixth-generation Harvard graduate and a professor in the Department of Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center^[1]. The couple have two daughters. Patrick Jackson's twin brother is the brother-in-law of Janna Ryan, wife of former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.^[2] MedTeach (talk) 21:41, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Faculty–The MedStar Health–Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center Residency Program in General Surgery". Patrick Graves Jackson, MD
^ Goldstein, Tom (February 16, 2016). "Continued thoughts on the next nominee (and impressions of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson)". SCOTUSblog. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

I have started Draft:Calvin Ross, about her police chief uncle. Cheers! BD2412 T 02:12, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson.html Calebwclark (talk) 00:42, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Her birth middle name

Should her middle name Onyika be included in the lead? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 04:42, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. There's already a source (ref name: SenateQuestionnaire), which is in the first sentence of the "Early life and education" section. The opening sentence should begin with Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson. The "Born" field in the infobox already includes the middle name. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:FDF2:3EB5:8751:7A62 (talk) 10:05, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Updated to "Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson" in the opening paragraph so it's the same as on Amy Coney Barrett. The info box was already correct. --Asr1014 (talk) 03:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reference for term end of Sentencing Commission

Is there any source for the date when Jackson's term on the U.S. Sentencing Commission officially ended? I found one for when it began (https://www.ussc.gov/about/news/press-releases/february-16-2010), and there are multiple sources confirming it ended in December 2014 ([1], [2], [3]) but I haven't been able to find a source confirming the specific date. -- Politicsfan4 (talk) 02:03, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Updated: 2014 is accurate. There are two citations in the article confirming her term. One is from the US Sentencing Commission website. Asr1014 (talk) 00:17, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Photo is not good it has bad lighting and looks like she is in a dark room

The photo is poor quality and looks like she is in a dark room I would advice getting a new photo with better lighting — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.222.180.90 (talk) 16:50, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The photo is fine, particularly compared to the ones that are also available for use. It must be free use and can't just be taken off the internet. Additionally, once she is named to SCOTUS, her official photo will be used, so it's not even long term. Pennsylvania2 (talk) 17:07, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

See Category:Ketanji Brown Jackson. These are the currently available ones, but you can upload more if you have ones you have taken with your own camera, or ones with the right license. What do you suggest as replacement? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:20, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Remove information about her husband being a boston brahmin

The original source for that is here ^[1]. She mentions it only to contrast it to her upbringing. The information is irrelevant to her personal life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.204.229.181 (talk) 04:37, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would say her husband and his upbringing is relevant to her personal life, and it's covered in NPR and WaPo. Iamreallygoodatcheckers (talk) 04:39, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The background and ancestry of a person's spouse is a routine part of the biographies of highly notable people, if that content is well referenced. And in this case, it is. We have a direct quotation from the subject of this biography, referenced to an impeccably reliable source. Cullen328 (talk) 04:48, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Cullen. Not seeing any issue. ––FormalDude talk 04:53, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While it may seem odd to mention, it's stated in several credible articles. He's a 6th generation grad of Harvard with ancestors that came in on the Mayflower so yeah it needs to be there. More details about him are being reported as of today so in comparison to other judges's spouses, the additional info should be added when there is enough credible sources to cite. Most that I see as of now are only 12 hours out but I like to wait incase there are corrections.

References

^ https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/1078086453/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-biden

I think the Main Reason it felt odd to me is that in the Indian context it would be frowned upon to start introducing a person by their caste. While I recognize that Boston Brahmin does not directly reference caste, The word brahmin while starting an introduction to a person will not go well amongst Indian readers in my opinion. Maybe another Indian editor can back me up here? I don't know whether my reasoning for deletion falls under the WP:TDLI policy. Softmattereditor (talk) 22:38, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Under personal life, change "In 1996, Brown married surgeon Patrick Johnson" to "Patrick Jackson" 216.255.101.53 (talk) 12:26, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:31, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maskless Ketanji

I believe the photo of Biden and Jackson together should be replaced with one where Jackson is maskless. During the nomination announcement, one of three speakers (Biden, Harris and Jackson) was maskless at any given time. I believe we should use a photo like that for Ketanji Brown Jackson. --LABcrabs (talk) 13:22, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To what article/section should "studied government" be redirected?

Apokrif (talk) 08:23, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Sights so high"

Second line in the third paragraph of "Early Life.." the quote "sights so high" needs verification. What would constitute a reliable source as its spoken about one whitehouse.gov, numerous newspapers, twitter, etc? Asabiyya (talk) 17:09, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a video clip from Twitter of Biden talking about it: https://twitter.com/CAPAction/status/1497291012540186629 Asabiyya (talk) 17:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the source that was used for that content, which was the White House website. That's not a reliable source in this context. I see a mention in Politico, but it just links back to the White House website. I would want to see coverage in an independent reliable source to show this is noteworthy enough to include here. I think there may such a source out there, although I couldn't find one myself, so that's why I tagged the material rather than just removing it. Marquardtika (talk) 17:50, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This WaPo article mentions a similar quote and uses this article (also from WaPo) as a reference. Chrisanthusjohn (talk) 18:51, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This WaPo source looks good, but it just says "When she ran for class president in high school, when she traveled the high school debate circuit and won a rack of prizes, or when she applied to Harvard despite her high school guidance counselor's suggestion that she set her sights a bit lower.." and doesn't give a direct quote of setting her "sights lower." I think we could say something like "Brown Jackson applied to Harvard despite her guidance counselor's advice to set her sights lower." Marquardtika (talk) 19:07, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Great! This helps alot as I'm also translating this wiki into norwegian. Asabiyya (talk) 22:34, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[Medstar-1] "Faculty–The MedStar Health–Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center Residency Program in General Surgery". Patrick Graves Jackson, MD

[Goldstein2016-2] Goldstein, Tom (February 16, 2016). "Continued thoughts on the next nominee (and impressions of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson)". SCOTUSblog. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

[3] ttps://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/1078086453/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-biden

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