How Will Biden’s Supreme Court Pick Affect Housing?
President Biden on Feb. 25 nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to assume Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat upon his retirement in June and NAHB has been assessing what this pick could mean for housing.
NAHB is no stranger to the U.S. Supreme Court, having won three cases at the court over the years. Every year, NAHB submits amicus or “friend of the court” briefs on a variety of cases involving issues that impact NAHB members and their business activities.
The justices that make up the the nation’s highest court are therefore closely studied by NAHB. While it is difficult to know how a judge will rule once they sit on the Supreme Court, their rulings in prior cases provide information that helps read the tea leaves.
What the Record Says
After eight years as a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Jackson was appointed last year to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known also as the D.C. Circuit. The D.C. Circuit is often referred to as the second highest court in the United States because many of its cases involve the federal government, especially federal regulations.