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Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets formal induction before the new term

Ahead of the Supreme Court's term beginning next week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in a short, formal investiture ceremony on Friday.
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 her Friday. Both President Biden, who made a campaign promise to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme

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