One of three liberals on a Supreme Court dominated by conservatives, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she has found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being in the minority on the nation's highest court: boxing. “I take boxing lessons,” Jackson said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press at the Supreme Court. “And I think that helps you to really get out any frustrations.”.
There have been more than a few dissents for the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, including the end of affirmative action in college admissions and a grant of broad immunity from criminal prosecution to former presidents for their official actions while in office.
Jackson, 54, knows that the balance of power on the court is unlikely to shift anytime soon. “Progress is not always a forward march. And so this is sort of part of life. The court goes through cycles, and perhaps we’re in one now," she said. “I mean, you can’t pick and choose your time on the court.”.
While the majority opinions may not always be to her liking, she's also added to her list of personal accomplishments in nearly three years on the court. Jackson's memoir, “Lovely One," for which she has received an advance of nearly $900,000 from publisher Random House, briefly topped The New York Times bestseller list in the fall.
She has been especially gratified by the reaction she has gotten from readers to one particular part of her story, raising her elder daughter, Talia, who was diagnosed with autism as a child and struggled in the kind of traditional school settings where Jackson herself had long thrived.
