Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared on Michelle Obama’s “IMO” podcast this week in an episode titled, “Move Through the Hard Times with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.”
Ketanji Jackson discussed her life before serving on the Supreme Court, motherhood and other topics.
At one point, Ketanji Jackson stressed the importance of impartiality.
“There are lots of limits on what judges can do, and I try to be very, very mindful and scrupulous with respect to that because, as you say, our obligation is to be unbiased in our approach,” said Jackson.
“And, so, you have to then navigate all the sources that could make for an appearance of partiality, which you want to avoid,” Jackson added.
The irony.
Michelle Obama chimed in and agreed and asked Justice Jackson if she consumes the news.
“You also have to watch your exposure to things, so that there isn’t a bias,” said Obama. “What does that mean for you in terms of reading the paper and listening to the news? And how do get your information and what do you have to be careful about? And how are you dealing with the potential conflicts so that you do stay above board?”
Ketanji Jackson said her legal team screens invitations to make sure there are no ethical conflict.
“When I get invitations to do things, I always have them screened by the legal office, the public information office, just to make sure that there are no ethical conflicts, that this is not a fundraiser, you know,” Ketanji Jackson told Michelle Obama.
Hellbound and Down 