Barring some unforeseen circumstances, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed to the Supreme Court bench to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. President Joe Biden, in confirming her, will have fulfilled a campaign promise to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court.

While many Democrats and others on the Left have embraced this, it must be pointed out that choosing someone for a position based on race, to the exclusion of candidates from other races, is the textbook definition of racism. Outside a presidential appointment, such a hire would be a violation of the law.