Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson may have had another calling: acting

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has enjoyed a successful profession, becoming the primary black woman appointed to the Supreme Court. But it seems she had a possible backup: acting.

During the performance in “CBS Sunday Morning“to advertise your latest memories”Beautiful,” published today by Penguin Random House, confirmed two lesser-known facts from her college days. First, she tried her hand at theater — and once shared a stage with future Oscar winner Matt Damon.

“Of course he won’t remember that,” Jackson said, adding, “I remember it because he was already pretty well-known on campus and off, so it was exciting for me to be his scene partner in that particular class.”

Jackson, who turns 54 this month, said she and the 53-year-old “Good Will Hunting” star were tasked with memorizing scenes from the play “Waiting for Godot.”

“At the end, the professor said, ‘Ketanji, you were very good. Matt, we’ll talk,'” she said. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, I was better than Matt Damon in one scene.'”

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Jackson received his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his law degree from Harvard. Damon began his academic profession at Harvard but didn’t complete it.

When Jackson was first nominated in 2022, AP News article he noticed that the 2 overlapped and were even in a scene together. At the time, Damon confirmed that he didn’t remember the scene. However, he was excited to learn concerning the likelihood meeting.

A representative for the actor-director told the newspaper that his response was: “That’s so cool!”

According to AP News, while studying government at Harvard, Jackson also took courses in drama and musical theater and even belonged to an improvisational group called On Thin Ice.

During her appearance on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Jackson said her memoir will delve into her family’s history of going from racial segregation to her historic confirmation as the primary black woman appointed to the Supreme Court. The book supposedly covers her college years and life up to now, juggling motherhood along with her profession.

“It’s a story about the promise of America,” she said of the book she began working on shortly after joining the court.

The title of the book is a play on words English translation of her name: “Beautiful.” Her parents got the name from an inventory sent to them by her aunt, who was working for the Peace Corps in West Africa on the time.

“My parents really wanted to honor our heritage and asked her to send them a list of African names. And they chose this one, ‘Lovely One,’ Ketanji Onyika, which is my middle name,” she explained to CBS.
Judge Ketanja Brown Jackson’s debut memoir “Beautiful”, is now available wherever books are sold.