With Neil Gorsuch sworn in as the 101st associate justice on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally ended its trying 422-day stint as an eight-member body. Part of the ceremony took place at the White House, a practice that has been frowned on in the past because of its partisan hue.
Following a private and untelevised ceremony at the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., Gorsuch traveled to the White House for an oath-taking given by Justice Anthony Kennedy, for whom Gorsuch clerked 24 years ago. All other sitting justices also attended the Rose Garden ceremony.
