Posted on 11/08/2018 4:08:20 PM PST by simpson96
Today the Supreme Court held an investiture ceremony for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh took the oath of office on October 6, shortly after he was confirmed, and he began to participate in the Supreme Court’s cases two days later, so this morning’s six-minute ceremony is largely a formality, at which the court will officially receive Kavanaugh’s commission; the ceremony, which is followed by a reception, also gives Kavanaugh a chance to celebrate with his family, friends and colleagues.(snip)
Many (if not all) of the judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where Kavanaugh was a judge until recently, are in attendance, sitting in the front row of the public section. The group includes Merrick Garland, who was nominated in 2016 by President Barack Obama to fill the seat that Gorsuch now holds.(snip)
The real show gets underway when Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley, are escorted into the room and Kavanaugh takes a seat in what the court’s Public Information Office explains is the same chair that was “used by Chief Justice John Marshall during the early 19th century” and has since been used “for the investiture of every member of the Court since Lewis F. Powell, Jr., took his Judicial Oath in 1972.”
The next entrants on to the stage are President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. They are seated in the front row of the seats perpendicular to the bench, normally reserved for the justices’ guests, next to retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom Kavanaugh succeeds. Justice John Paul Stevens, who is 98 years old, attended the Gorsuch investiture but is not here today.
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*ping*
Trump is grinning from ear to ear.
More good new justices will be joining our new Justice.
Good pict. thanks for posting it.
Why didn’t they have a blank position in the line to honor their tragically fallen comrade?
So this is the reason RBG fell down and broke 3 ribs. So she had a really good excuse not to attend.
Kagan and the “Wise Latina”. What an embarrassment.
They look like a pair of black-robed beer barrels.
To the First Lady's List.
They could have used one of those standees from the street
LOL!
Trump will likely get to replace one more liberal. Can’t imagine RBG at 85 staying on the court until 91.
Kavenaugh is much taller that I thought. He didn’t look that tall when they were beating him up in the Senate. I like tall. I’m surprised at Roberts’ height, as well. Shorter than I’d imagined.
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