(Reuters) – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved President Joe Biden’s nominee Ketanji brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In the country’s history, the Supreme Court has seen 115 justices serve as its chief justice.

We take a look at some the most innovative justices.

1916: FIRST JEWISH JUSTICE

Justice Louis Brandeis, who was appointed by Democratic President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and served his term until 1939. Eight Jewish justices have served as a total.

1967: THE FIRST BLACK JUSTICE

Justice Thurgood Marshall was appointed by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson on July 6, 1967. Prior to that, he had worked as an important civil rights lawyer. He was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991. Justice Clarence Thomas became his replacement. Bush.

1981: THE FIRST WOMAN JUSTICE

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed in 1981 by Republican President Ronald Reagan and served until her retirement. There have been five other women who served as justices.

1993: THE FIRST FEMALE JUSTICE IN JEWISH INDIVIDUALS

Democratic President Bill Clinton named Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as his nominee in 1993. He died during the term of office in 2020. Justice Elena Kagan was the second Jewish woman to serve on the court.

2009: THE FIRST HISPANIC JUSTICE

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was appointed in 2009 by Democratic President Barack Obama and is still serving as the Supreme Court’s only Hispanic justice.

2022: JUSTICE FOR FIRST BLACK WOMEN

Senate confirms Jackson to be the court’s first Black female judge.