Talk:Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Bar Exam? edit
Did Ketanji Brown Jackson ever pass the Bar Exam? My understanding is that you don't necessarily need to to become a judge, but it is presumably unsual. If that is the case with her, it should presumably say. If she did pass it, then it should also say that. LastDodo (talk) 16:03, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
- @LastDodo: she was an attorney in DC and California so yes she would have passed multiple bar exams. I don't think specifically noting this is worth the space in a biography on a Supreme Court justice. I just glanced at Stephen Breyer and don't see any mention of the bar there, either. VQuakr (talk) 19:57, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
- You are correct. I just checked the wiki pages for all the other SCJs and only 2 (Thomas and Sotomayor) mention the bar. I'm not sure it is not worth the space though, as it is what allows you to begin practising law, which seems quite important in the career of a lawyer or judge. LastDodo (talk) 09:25, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
- But run-of-the-mill. If they are a lawyer, it's a given. If a contemporary judge didn't pass the bar, and reliable sources had discussed that fact, then it might be worth noting. VQuakr (talk) 15:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
- The date is not a given though. They all have a paragraph or two about their education, so I don't think adding when they passed the bar or were called to the bar, which will be less than a line can be said to be not worth the space. Here is what Thomas' says:/ After graduation, Thomas studied for the Missouri bar at Saint Louis University School of Law. He was admitted to the Missouri bar on September 13, 1974. / I am only suggesting the others have the equivalent. LastDodo (talk) 11:14, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
- But run-of-the-mill. If they are a lawyer, it's a given. If a contemporary judge didn't pass the bar, and reliable sources had discussed that fact, then it might be worth noting. VQuakr (talk) 15:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
- You are correct. I just checked the wiki pages for all the other SCJs and only 2 (Thomas and Sotomayor) mention the bar. I'm not sure it is not worth the space though, as it is what allows you to begin practising law, which seems quite important in the career of a lawyer or judge. LastDodo (talk) 09:25, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
Hatnote regarding "Justice Jackson" edit
rv, the court refers to KBJ as "Justice Jackson", a title which may be equally applied to Robert H Jackson
From GuardianH's Special:Diff/1164939184: Please see Special:Diff/1164813470 removing the hatnote. Justice Jackson is a disambiguation page that covers all of the Justices Jackson. While Ketanji Brown Jackson may be referred to as "Justice Jackson", anyone searching for that will be brought to that disambiguation page and not to this article. Looking at the redirects that point to this article, none of them are "Justice Jackson" or similar. See also the hatnotes guideline: this title is not ambiguous and doesn't have ambiguous redirects pointing here. Sdrqaz (talk) 05:30, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Nevermind thank you