President Joe Biden is leaving office after four years of influencing the Supreme Court in multiple ways, raising questions about how he will be remembered for impacting the third branch of government. As chief executive, Biden has had the power to nominate justices and defend federal laws before the Supreme Court. He used that power early in his term to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would become the first black, female Supreme Court justice. In doing so, the 46th president helped make history but also prompted backlash for pledging to choose a justice based on race and gender. The nomination came at a time of intense debate over meritocracy and considerations of race in fields like education….