Ketanji Brown Jackson ceremony -- in pictures

  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to hear arguments for the first time on Monday as a US Supreme Court justice. AFP
    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to hear arguments for the first time on Monday as a US Supreme Court justice. AFP
  • Ms Brown Jackson, seen here with Chief Justice John Roberts, is the first black woman on the US Supreme Court. AP
    Ms Brown Jackson, seen here with Chief Justice John Roberts, is the first black woman on the US Supreme Court. AP
  • Ms Brown Jackson talks with her husband Dr Patrick Jackson outside the Supreme Court in Washington. EPA
    Ms Brown Jackson talks with her husband Dr Patrick Jackson outside the Supreme Court in Washington. EPA
  • Ms Brown Jackson and Mr Roberts after her formal investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court in Washington. AP
    Ms Brown Jackson and Mr Roberts after her formal investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court in Washington. AP
  • Ms Brown Jackson joins a court that currently has a 6-3 conservative majority. Reuters
    Ms Brown Jackson joins a court that currently has a 6-3 conservative majority. Reuters
  • Ms Brown Jackson and Mr Roberts on the front steps of the court building following her investiture ceremony. Reuters
    Ms Brown Jackson and Mr Roberts on the front steps of the court building following her investiture ceremony. Reuters
  • The justices return on October 3, for their next nine-month term. Bloomberg
    The justices return on October 3, for their next nine-month term. Bloomberg
  • Ms Brown Jackson joins a liberal bloc that has been relegated to issuing strongly worded dissents in the most important decisions. Bloomberg
    Ms Brown Jackson joins a liberal bloc that has been relegated to issuing strongly worded dissents in the most important decisions. Bloomberg
  • Mr Roberts earlier this year broke from the other conservative justices by opposing formally overturning the milestone 1973 Roe v Wade decision. AP
    Mr Roberts earlier this year broke from the other conservative justices by opposing formally overturning the milestone 1973 Roe v Wade decision. AP
  • Ms Brown Jackson fills the seat of now-retired liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. Bloomberg
    Ms Brown Jackson fills the seat of now-retired liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. Bloomberg
  • She will hear cases pertaining to voting rights and even a dispute over Andy Warhol paintings. Bloomberg
    She will hear cases pertaining to voting rights and even a dispute over Andy Warhol paintings. Bloomberg
  • The ceremony for Ms Brown Jackson was attended by US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. Getty Images / AFP
    The ceremony for Ms Brown Jackson was attended by US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. Getty Images / AFP
  • Dr Patrick Jackson is currently a general surgeon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. Reuters
    Dr Patrick Jackson is currently a general surgeon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. Reuters
  • The US Supreme Court building before Ms Brown Jackson's official investiture ceremony. Reuters
    The US Supreme Court building before Ms Brown Jackson's official investiture ceremony. Reuters