WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.

If Jackson, 51, is confirmed, she will bring with her the rich experience gained from working as a criminal defense attorney and former public defender.

President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.

On an episode of his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, he criticized President Joe Biden's commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, saying that it was tantamount to telling other Americans, "You are ineligible."

Amy Coney Barrett paid homage to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her White House speech Saturday as a shatterer of glass ceilings. She said she would be mindful of the woman whose place she would take on the Supreme Court.