Ketanji has been married to Patrick Graves Jackson since 1996.
Patrick is a surgeon who works at Washington, D.C.’s Pasquerilla Healthcare Center.
According to his bio, he specializes in abdominal wall reconstruction, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and minimally invasive surgery.
Patrick completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital after graduating from Columbia University in 1995.
When you work in Washington, you are frequently connected to a wide range of people, and Patrick’s connection to former House Speaker Paul Ryan is no exception.
Paul, who served as the 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from October 2015 to January 2019, is related to Patrick through his brother-in-law, William Jackson.
The connection was made public during a hearing in 2012 following Ketanji’s nomination to the district court.