The Senate has confirmed that Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the next judge on the Supreme Court, making her the first black female in the position.

The final vote of 53-47 was revealed on national television Thursday.

“This is a great moment for Judge Jackson, but it is a greater moment for America as we rise to a more perfect union,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said before the vote.

Judge Jackson is President Joe Biden‘s first Supreme Court nominee. She will replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who was confirmed to the bench in 1994. Jackson will remain on the U.S. high court for a lifetime.

Just five women — Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett — have served on the Supreme Court. Only two Black men, Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, have ever been appointed to the bench.

Biden went to social media to celebrate the moment.

Jackson is also set to become the first Supreme Court justice to have served as a public defender. 

Some Republicans questioned her qualifications but many, including the American Bar Association, rebuked those doubts.

The organization unanimously awarded Jackson the top rating of “Well Qualified,” and defended her record during her confirmation hearings.

Senator Mitt Romney of Utah stated, “While I do not expect to agree with every decision she may make on the Court, I believe that she more than meets the standard of excellence and integrity.”

Congratulation Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson!