Essence Magazine is a publication that focuses on black women, but their new cover story about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is getting them absolutely dragged on social media.
The main criticism is that they are trying WAY too hard to turn her into some kind of celebrity, much like the liberal media did with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
It is apparently not enough that she is a judge who sits on the highest court in the land, she has to be treated like a movie star as well.
Just look this, with the headline: ‘The People’s Champion’
Really?
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, ESSENCE is honored to unveil the first magazine cover of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic career.
As the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, there is no better moment to celebrate her… pic.twitter.com/xTYtC1L9Lu
— ESSENCE (@Essence) July 4, 2026
FOX News reported on the fallout:
Brown Jackson’s latest spotlight moment fuels accusations she’s forgetting her day job: ‘Not celebrities’
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared on the cover of the most recent issue of Essence magazine, spurring critics to argue that she is seeking publicity in ways that are inappropriate for a member of the Supreme Court.
“Supreme Court Justices are not celebrities and should not be treated like celebrities,” Andrew Fleischman, a Georgia trial and appeal lawyer, wrote of the cover.
The magazine’s cover features a picture of Jackson wearing a purple coat and smiling directly at the reader. Underneath Jackson’s photo is a caption that reads “the people’s champion.”…
Jackson’s public appearances outside the court have drawn periodic criticism from some conservatives and legal observers, who argue that events such as the Grammy Awards, Broadway appearances and a Vogue photoshoot risk blurring the line between judicial service and celebrity.
“Ketanji Brown Jackson isn’t supposed to be ‘the people’s champion,’” Billy Binion, a reporter for a libertarian magazine, wrote on X. “She’s not a politician. She’s supposed to interpret the law, not make it. This kind of thing is why so many people misunderstand how our government works at a basic level.”
People on Twitter/X are not impressed.
A judge is not supposed to be anyone’s champion. That’s why they’re a judge.
— Holden (@Holden114) July 6, 2026
Her job is to interpret the law.
That’s it.
Not to be anyone’s ‘champion’.
— melanie haber 🏴☠️ (@melsorbit) July 5, 2026
Supreme Court justices are not supposed to be activists
— Jane Keeper (@KeeperJane50739) July 5, 2026
It must be nice to be a liberal. The media bends over backwards to make you a hero, no matter how incompetent you are.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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