Implications Of Judge Jackson's Confirmation For Data Privacy And Cybersecurity Litigations Going Forward

As CPW previously reported, President Biden nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to fill a vacancy opened when Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. Judge Jackson graduated with honors from Harvard University and Harvard Law School, where she served as editor of the Harvard Law Review. Following her graduation, she clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer and served as a public defender. She was confirmed to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2013. She occupied this role until last year when she was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last year. Judge Jackson has ruled upon over 500 cases during her tenure on the bench. Further information regarding her prior rulings on issues that may arise in data privacy and cybersecurity litigations is provided below.