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Times Store. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. By David G. Savage Staff Writer. At the conclusion of the second part of these proceedings in our Court this afternoon, I will become the 16th Chief Justice of the United States. Forty-five years ago, when Harlan Stone succeeded Charles Evans Hughes in that position, he wrote to his predecessor that he now realized he must bear some burdens which John Marshall did not know. So, I'm sure, it will be with me.

President, I am grateful beyond measure to you for affording me the opportunity to serve the Court and to serve my country as Chief Justice of the United States. And I pray that God will grant me the patience, the wisdom, and the fortitude to worthily follow in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessors in discharging the responsibilities of this high office. Judge Scalia , are you prepared to take the oath of office? Judge Scalia. I am, Chief Justice. Would you approach, and if Mrs.

Scalia will hold the Bible, place your left hand on the Bible, raising your right hand, and repeat after me:. I, Antonin Scalia , do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God.

My congratulations to you. Justice Scalia. This is an occasion for thank you's. It's very easy to know where to begin; it's very hard to know where to end. I'd begin, of course, with President Reagan, who has chosen to think me worthy of this appointment for which I'm very grateful and will do my best to live up to his confidence.

I have to thank my wife, Maureen, who's an extraordinary woman and without whom I wouldn't be here or if I were here, it wouldn't have been as much fun along the way.

In the course of my last tour of duty on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, I have come to know in one way or another all of the current Justices on the Supreme Court, I have an enormous respect for that institution, and I have an enormous personal regard for each of them. I look forward to working with them in our common enterprise for many years to come. Thank you all very much. Chief Justice Burger, Mr.

Chief Justice Rehnquist, members of the Court, and ladies and gentlemen: Today we mark one of those moments of passage and renewal that has kept our Republic alive and strong -- as Lincoln called it, the last, best hope of man on Earth -- for all the years since its founding.

One Chief Justice of our Supreme Court has stepped down, and together with a new Associate Justice, another has taken his place. In marking this moment of transition, let me first say, on behalf of all Americans, how grateful we are to Chief Justice Burger. For 17 years on the Supreme Court, and for 13 years before that on the DC Circuit, the Chief Justice's service to the Nation has been a monument of integrity and of dedication to principle -- and especially to the judiciary itself.

But, Mr. Chief Justice, we know your service isn't ending today. How appropriate it is that you will be guiding the bicentennial celebration of that Constitution that you have served with such distinction over the years. And what a lasting contribution this will be. Because of your work, Americans in all walks of life will come to have an even more profound knowledge of the rule of law and the sacred document upon which it rests. Your service as Chief Justice has been outstanding, and it's a mark of your generosity that you've agreed to offer yourself for additional service to your country and the law.

Our new Chief Justice is one of America 's most brilliant jurists. On October 1, , Justice Kagan took the Judicial Oath for a second time during a formal investiture ceremony in the Courtroom, with President Obama in attendance. Neil M. Gorsuch - Took both oaths on April 10, Later that morning, senior Associate Justice Anthony M.

Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in attendance. Brett M. Kennedy administered the Judicial Oath during a private ceremony attended by members of the Supreme Court. Senior Associate Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath. During a special sitting of the Court on October 1, , Justice Barrett took the Judicial Oath for a second time during a formal investiture ceremony. Toggle navigation.