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When the incumbent Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., was sworn in after Chief Justice William Rehnquist's death in 2005, Senior Associate Justice John Paul Stevens administered the Constitutional and Judicial Oaths of Office.
While there is no rule governing this tradition, swearing in the incoming Chief Justice is considered an honor, and would most likely fall to the Senior Associate Justice or the out-going Chief Justice, unless that person was unavailable to perform the ceremony.
A historical review of past Chief Justices' swearing-in ceremony shows no discernible pattern, however. To view a list of who administered the oath of office for each of the seventeen Chief Justices, see Related Links, below.
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Who administers the oath of the office to the president on inauguration day?
The Chief Justice
The person who usually administers the oath of office to the president on inauguration day is the?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The person who usually administers the oath of the office to the president on inauguration day?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Who administers the oath to the vice president on inauguration day?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court administers the oath to the President. There is no designated person to swear in the vice-president, however. That is up to the Vice President elect.
Who swears in Barack Obama as president of the US?
Traditionally, the Chief Justice of the United States administers the Oath of Office to the president-elect. For Barack Obama's inauguration, Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to the president-elect, Barack Obama.
What is it called when a president is sworn into office?
The ceremony in which the President of the United States takes the oath of office is called an inauguration or the Presidential Inauguration.
How is the Judicial Branch involved in the Presidential inauguration?
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) typically administers the oath of office to the incoming President. Another justice may swear in the Vice-President. Senior Justice John Paul Stevens administered the oath to Vice-President Biden at the 2008 inauguration.
What actors and actresses appeared in Inauguration of President Roosevelt. Taking the Oath of Office - 1905?
There were no actors or actresses in the film "Inauguration of President Roosevelt. Taking the Oath of Office - 1905" as it was a documentary footage of the actual inauguration ceremony of President Roosevelt in 1905.
What does the president do at his inauguration?
He takes the oath of office prescribed by the constitution.
When the President is elected the U.S. Chief Justice what happens next?
The Chief Justice of the US does nothing special in the election process. By tradition, he administers the presidential oath when the president takes office.
What event does the Chief Justice officiate every four years?
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) traditionally administers the Oath of Office to the President-elect or incumbent President on inauguration day.
Inauguration and oath?
The constitution requires that before a President can assume their duties they have to take the oath of office. The oath is administered at the official ceremony, the inauguration. When the incoming President speaks the final words of the oath, their Presidency begins and the former President's term in office is officially over.
