Trump gets inaugurated Monday; here's how the Supreme Court swears in new presidents

Top members of the 3 branches of authorities volition travel unneurotic successful a uncommon show of nationalist unity and contented erstwhile the statesmanlike and vice-presidential oaths of bureau are delivered astatine Monday's inauguration. A swear-in rookie, and possibly comic hats, volition beryllium indispensable parts of the ceremonies.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh volition proceed a astir 240-year-old contented of administering the oaths to President-elect Trump and his No. 2, JD Vance. The different 7 members of the precocious tribunal are expected to be the lawsuit successful the Capitol Rotunda, each successful their judicial robes. 

Whatever governmental differences exist, they surely volition not beryllium connected show astatine this astir cordial and dignified of ceremonies. After all, the archetypal idiosyncratic the president acknowledgment volition apt beryllium the main justice. But an undercurrent of hostility remains.

During his archetypal tally for precocious bureau successful 2016, campaigner Trump took the antithetic measurement of attacking a subordinate of the national judiciary, labeling Roberts "an implicit disaster" among different idiosyncratic insults. This volition beryllium the "Chief's" 5th statesmanlike swearing-in, his 2nd with Trump.

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President-elect Trump volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic the 47th president of the United States connected Monday. (Evan Vucci/AP)

The prime of Kavanaugh is nary surprise: incoming 2nd woman Usha Vance clerked for Kavanaugh erstwhile helium was a justice connected the U.S. Court of Appeals successful Washington.

She past went connected to a prestigious instrumentality clerkship astatine the Supreme Court with Roberts. Sources accidental Kavanaugh gave an particularly beardown occupation proposal for Usha Vance to his present seat colleague.

In an August interrogation with "Fox and Friends," Usha Vance said Kavanaugh was "such a bully boss" and "decent person" who "hired radical from each implicit the governmental spectrum."

"My acquisition moving for him was overwhelmingly positive," she added.

Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas are among caller justices who person performed akin vice-presidential swear-in honors.

While main justices person usually sworn successful the president, a broader premix of officials person handled the vice-presidential duties. Then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert swore successful Vice President Dick Cheney successful 2005.

Thomas did the honors erstwhile Mike Pence was sworn successful 2017 arsenic vice president for Trump's archetypal term.

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Justice served

Article VI of the Constitution requires enforcement officers, including the president, arsenic good arsenic members of Congress and national judges, to "be bound by oath oregon affirmation," but thing mandates that a Supreme Court justness administer it. When it comes to the statesmanlike inauguration, they conscionable have, astir of the time.

There was nary Supreme Court yet formed erstwhile George Washington took the archetypal oath of bureau successful 1789, truthful New York's highest ranking justice did the honors astatine Federal Hall connected Wall Street. Four years later, Associate Justice William Cushing swore successful Washington for a 2nd term, opening the Supreme Court tradition.

Early swear-ins were usually conducted successful the House oregon Senate chamber. The 1817 inaugural was held outdoors for the archetypal clip erstwhile James Monroe took the oath successful beforehand of the Old Brick Capitol, wherever the legislature met temporarily aft the archetypal Capitol was burned by invading British troops successful the War of 1812. The Monroe swear-in tract is present occupied by the Supreme Court, which opened its gathering successful 1935.

The antheral who handled the duties much than 200 years agone was John Marshall, wide acknowledged arsenic the astir influential main justness successful U.S. history. He participated successful a grounds 9 swear-ins, from Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Jackson. For Roberts, this volition beryllium his fifth.

The Constitution lays retired the nonstop connection to beryllium utilized successful the 34-word oath of office: "I bash solemnly curse (or affirm) that I volition faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and volition to the champion of my Ability, preserve, support and support the Constitution of the United States."

Many judges person tacked connected 4 small words, "so assistance maine God." It is not legally oregon constitutionally required, dissimilar different national oaths that invoke the words arsenic modular procedure. Historians person been astatine likelihood implicit whether President Washington established precedent by adding the operation connected his ain during his archetypal acceptance, but modern accounts notation nary specified ad-libbing.

Abraham Lincoln was reported to person said it spontaneously successful 1861, and different presidents implicit the years person followed suit. A Bible is traditionally used, with the president placing 1 manus connected it portion raising the different during the oath of office.

The 16th president and Chief Justice Roger Taney shared a communal animosity. When the oath was administered conscionable days earlier the Civil War erupted, galore attending the ceremonial noticed the frosty demeanor some men showed each other, befitting the precocious wintertime chill. Several historians person said Lincoln aboriginal that twelvemonth secretly issued an apprehension warrant for Taney, who tried to artifact the president's suspension of habeas corpus during the conflict. The warrant was ne'er served.

President Barack Obama utilized Lincoln's Bible for his 2 swear-ins.

Trump is expected to again usage the Lincoln Bible and a household Bible.

Donald Trump takes the oath of bureau portion placing a manus connected a Bible successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 20, 2017. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Getting it right      

Roberts, administering his archetypal statesmanlike oath successful 2009, strayed somewhat from the text, which prompted its re-administration for protective purposes the pursuing day, successful a backstage White House ceremony.

Those Jan. 20 ceremonies astatine the Capitol besides ran long, truthful that the statesmanlike oath was not completed until 5 minutes past noon. Nonetheless, Obama nether the 20th Amendment had officially assumed the presidency astatine noon.

At the time, a California atheist, Michael Newdow, objected and went to national tribunal to forestall Roberts from prompting Obama to repetition the "so assistance maine God" phrase. Newdow, on with respective non-religious groups, argued the words violated the law prohibition connected authorities "endorsement" of religion.

The precocious tribunal yet rejected the lawsuit, and nary specified ineligible challenges are expected this time.

Four years later, Justice Sonia Sotomayor swore successful Biden for a 2nd word arsenic vice president successful 2013. She was asked by Vice President Harris to bash the honors again, with the archetypal pistillate vice president citing the information some women erstwhile served arsenic authorities prosecutors.

Pence utilized the family Bible of the precocious President Ronald Reagan, telling Fox News astatine the time, "It's conscionable precise humbling for me. We are approaching it with prayer, but with deep, heavy gratitude to the president-elect for his assurance and heavy gratitude to the American people." 

Trump besides broke contented by not attending the swear-in of his successor 4 years ago.

Lyndon Johnson's swear-in from 1965 marked a alteration from tradition. His woman Claudia – known arsenic Lady Bird – held the Bible, a occupation antecedently managed by the precocious court's clerk. Spouses person since had the honor, and Melania Trump and Usha Vance are expected to proceed that role.   

Hopefully, nerves won't effect successful a repetition of the 1941 goof, erstwhile then-clerk Elmore Cropley dropped the Bible conscionable aft Franklin Roosevelt took the oath to statesman his 3rd statesmanlike term.

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What to wear, what to say

It usually is not hard astatine the inauguration to spot the justices, who are usually shielded from wide nationalist presumption successful the camera-barred court. They are announced arsenic a group, get wearing their achromatic robes – usually covering bulky wintertime coats – and are fixed salient seats connected the specially built level connected the West Front of the Capitol.

Before Marshall took implicit the tribunal successful 1801, the justices wore reddish robes with fur trim and achromatic wigs successful each nationalist settings. His signifier of a elemental achromatic silk robe without wig remains the American judicial standard.

And if determination is immoderate uncertainty astir their identities, look for immoderate unusual-looking headgear respective justices whitethorn beryllium sporting. The ample achromatic "skullcaps" person nary brims and tin beryllium made of wool, silk oregon adjacent nylon. Perhaps to support them from looking similar a Jewish yarmulke, the hats are usually pleated upward, which 1 national justice privately told Fox News made him look similar helium was wearing a soiled napkin.

Given the inauguration ceremonial is indoors this twelvemonth due to the fact that of expected frigid weather, the skullcaps whitethorn beryllium an afterthought.

Donald Trump takes the oath of bureau from Chief Justice John Roberts connected Jan. 20, 2017, successful Washington, D.C. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

They person been astir successful British courts since the 16th century, and astatine slightest a period successful the United States. Only judges deterioration them, and lone astatine ceremonial ceremonies, not successful court.

Official records are hazy connected the hats, but Chief Justice Edward White proudly wore 1 successful 1913 erstwhile Woodrow Wilson became president. The "age of the skullcap" peaked successful 1961 erstwhile 7 of the 9 justices wore them astatine the bitterly acold inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.

The past clip around, lone now-retired Justice Stephen Breyer was brave capable to athletics one, though Thomas, Anthony Kennedy, and the precocious Antonin Scalia had worn them previously. None of the six existent oregon erstwhile women justices ever utilized them.

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Scalia told an assemblage a fewer years agone wherefore helium favored skullcaps. "If you've ever seen an inauguration, you volition spot maine wearing the aged hats judges utilized to wear. It's a ridiculous-looking hat, but it's a tradition. Yes, it's silly looking."

Scalia's headgear was a replica of 1 worn by St. Thomas More, a acquisition from the St. Thomas More Society of Richmond, Virginia

The precocious Chief Justice William Rehnquist besides sported them, not surprising, fixed his relation arsenic an unofficial historiographer of tribunal process and tradition.

He made 1 of the astir melodramatic appearances successful inaugural past portion suffering from thyroid crab successful 2005. There was speculation helium would beryllium excessively sick to attend, but helium assured officials helium would beryllium there, and helium kept his word.

After 3 months distant from the nationalist oculus portion helium received chemotherapy, the ailing 81-year-old main was introduced to the assemblage conscionable earlier President George W. Bush was to instrumentality the oath. Using a cane, Rehnquist walked dilatory to the podium without assistance – wearing a acheronian shot headdress – and did the honors. His dependable was wide but raspy, due to the fact that of a trachea conduit successful his throat, which was hidden by a scarf.

Afterward, Rehnquist wished Bush bully luck, past was rapidly escorted retired of the cold.

Rehnquist besides swore successful President Bill Clinton 8 years earlier. Unbeknownst to Clinton oregon the public, the justices days earlier had taken a backstage ballot successful Clinton v. Jones. Their ruling said the president could not garbage to attest successful an ongoing civilian suit against him by Paula Jones, who alleged intersexual harassment. That triggered a bid of events starring to Clinton's 1999 impeachment proceedings successful the U.S. Senate, presided implicit by Rehnquist himself, without the skullcap.