Ahead of the Supreme Court's term beginning next week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in a short investiture ceremony — a formality that carries significance given her historic role.
The Supreme Court held a special sitting on September 30, 2022, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff attended as guests of the court.Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court held a special sitting on September 30, 2022, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff attended as guests of the court.Ahead of the Supreme Court's term beginning next week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in herFriday.
Jackson has already been sworn in as a justice — and made history as the first Black woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court. In June, she took: a constitutional oath, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, and a judicial oath, administered by outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer, whose seat Jackson replaced.
The investiture ceremony is more of a formality, but carries significance given Jackson's historic role. Members of the press are not allowed to record video or audio, but photographs of the event were provided by the court.Other guests who attended the short ceremony were Jackson's parents, her brother, her husband and two daughters. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also attended, as well as former House Speaker Paul Ryan, who is related to Jackson through marriage.
U.S. Supreme Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson waves with her husband, Dr. Patrick Jackson, outside the Supreme Court following her investiture ceremony at the court on Sept. 30, 2022.
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