[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  DataRepublican (small r) [@DataRepublican](/creator/twitter/DataRepublican) on x 811.8K followers Created: 2025-06-27 21:32:31 UTC Fun fact: in researching Kentanji Brown Jackson, I found that her brother-in-law's sister-in-law is married to Paul Ryan. KBJ graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and served as supervising editor of the Harvard Law Review, before advancing through the judicial pipeline. If she is unqualified, then that implies Harvard has prioritized ideology over legal scholarship since the 1990s at the least. Another interesting tidbit I found was that Obama had shortlisted her to replace Scalia all the way back in 2016! Here's her timeline: 🔹 1992: graduated from Harvard with a BA, magna cum laude 🔹 1992-1993: Worked as staff reporter and researcher for Time Magazine 🔹 1996: graduated from Harvard with a Juris Doctor, cum laude 🔹 1996–1997: Law clerk for U.S. District Judge Patti Saris, District of Massachusetts 🔹 1997-1998: Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Bruce Seyla, First Circuit 🔹 1999-2000: Law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Breyer 🔹 2000-2002: Private legal practice at Goodwin Proctor 🔹 2002-2003: Worked under Kenneth Feinberg 🔹 2003-2005: Assistant special counsel to US Sentencing Commission 🔹 2005-2007: Assistant federal public defender in DC 🔹 2007-2010: Appellate specialist at Morrison & Foerster 🔹 2010-2014: Succeeded Michael Horowitz as vice chair of US Sentencing Commission, nominated by Obama 🔹2013-2021: US District Judge, District of Columbia, nominated by Obama 🔹2021-2022: Elevated to Court of Appeals, replacing Merrick Garland (Note: Senators Collins, Murkowski, and Graham joined Democrats in confirming Jackson) 🔹 2022: SCOTUS nomination - Romney, Collins, and Murkowski joined Democrats in confirming Jackson  XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [cum](/topic/cum) [magna](/topic/magna) [Post Link](https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/1938712069014229139)
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DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican on x 811.8K followers
Created: 2025-06-27 21:32:31 UTC
Fun fact: in researching Kentanji Brown Jackson, I found that her brother-in-law's sister-in-law is married to Paul Ryan.
KBJ graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and served as supervising editor of the Harvard Law Review, before advancing through the judicial pipeline. If she is unqualified, then that implies Harvard has prioritized ideology over legal scholarship since the 1990s at the least.
Another interesting tidbit I found was that Obama had shortlisted her to replace Scalia all the way back in 2016!
Here's her timeline:
🔹 1992: graduated from Harvard with a BA, magna cum laude 🔹 1992-1993: Worked as staff reporter and researcher for Time Magazine 🔹 1996: graduated from Harvard with a Juris Doctor, cum laude 🔹 1996–1997: Law clerk for U.S. District Judge Patti Saris, District of Massachusetts 🔹 1997-1998: Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Bruce Seyla, First Circuit 🔹 1999-2000: Law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Breyer 🔹 2000-2002: Private legal practice at Goodwin Proctor 🔹 2002-2003: Worked under Kenneth Feinberg 🔹 2003-2005: Assistant special counsel to US Sentencing Commission 🔹 2005-2007: Assistant federal public defender in DC 🔹 2007-2010: Appellate specialist at Morrison & Foerster 🔹 2010-2014: Succeeded Michael Horowitz as vice chair of US Sentencing Commission, nominated by Obama 🔹2013-2021: US District Judge, District of Columbia, nominated by Obama 🔹2021-2022: Elevated to Court of Appeals, replacing Merrick Garland (Note: Senators Collins, Murkowski, and Graham joined Democrats in confirming Jackson) 🔹 2022: SCOTUS nomination - Romney, Collins, and Murkowski joined Democrats in confirming Jackson
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