Chicago Humanities Fall Festival

Schedule of Events:

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Pre-event Member Reception

Join us for the first members' reception of the season! Hear from the Chicago Humanities team about the upcoming Fall Festival over light bites and refreshments preceding our not-to-be-missed program with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at the Harris Theatre.

This event is free to members, however, tickets are required and do not include entry to the Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson program. To reserve your tickets for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, please click here.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: Lovely One

Joanne H. Alter Women in Government Lecture
An extraordinary life story of the first Black female Supreme Court Justice

With an unflinching account, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson welcomes the public into her life and world, tracing her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation on the highest court within the span of one generation. Join us as she discusses her groundbreaking memoir, Lovely One. Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. Don't miss this inspiring opportunity to hear her personal reflections on breaking barriers and shaping history.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson:
Supreme Court Justice

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Miami, Florida. She received her undergraduate and law degrees, both with honors, from Harvard University, then served as a law clerk for three federal judges, including Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Jackson subsequently practiced law in the private sector, worked as an attorney, and later as Vice Chair, at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and served as an assistant federal public defender. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Jackson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2021, Justice Jackson made history in 2022 when President Joseph Biden nominated her as an Associate Justice. The first Black woman ever confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, she took her seat on June 30, 2022.

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