Harris to be sworn in by Justice Sotomayor using Thurgood Marshall's bible
BY ARIS FOLLEY - 01/16/21 03:18 PM EST
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on a bible that once belonged to first the African American to serve on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, a source familiar with the plans told The Hill.
Harris has credited both justices as inspirations for her career.
Harris chose Sotomayor, the high court's first Latina member, because she was inspired by her background in civil rights as well as her past work as a prosecutor, an experience they both share, the source said.
Before becoming the first Black American and woman to serve as California's attorney general in 2011, Harris served as district attorney of San Francisco.
In 2017, Harris went on to break another glass ceiling when she became the first Black woman and South Asian-American to represent the state in the Senate. She then made history again last year she was elected the nation’s next vice president along with President-elect Joe Biden.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534580-harris-to-be-sworn-in-by-justice-sonia-sotomayor-using-justice
Sonia Sotomayor
1976 Princeton Yearbook
"The four women Supreme Court Justices: Sandra Day O'Connor, Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan. O'Connor is not wearing a robe because she is retired from the Court."
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This will be Harris' lasting place in history.
I have no doubt ~ SC Kamala Harris
