US Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., right, administers the judicial oath to Judge Amy Coney Barrett in the east conferencerRoom of the Supreme Court Building, Tuesday, in Washington. Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the Supreme Court’s ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. The court put off acting on both cases before Barrett joined the court, without offering any explanation in the Mississippi case. As she settles into her new office at the court, Barrett will be joined by four law clerks, usually recent law school graduates who have experience working for federal judges. When the court reopens to the public and the justices return to the courtroom, Barrett is expected to assume several duties reserved for the court’s junior justice.

Source: The Standard October 27, 2020 17:26 UTC