Harris Breaks Glass Ceiling, Takes Oath as First Latinx U.S. Supreme Court Justice

▲Kamala Harris, Vice President-elect of the United States [Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, who is set to be inaugurated on the 20th, will take the oath of office in front of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

According to the political media outlet The Hill on the 16th (local time), Harris chose Justice Sotomayor to administer her oath of office.

This choice draws more attention due to the careers of both women, who are immigrants and have broken the glass ceiling in the United States.

Harris was born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, and she carries the titles of the first Black Vice President, the first Asian Vice President, and the first female Vice President.

Justice Sotomayor, a woman with progressive views, is the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court.

The two Bibles Harris will use during her oath of office are also said to have special significance.

One is the Bible used by Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1967.

In her memoir, Harris described former Justice Marshall as one of the people who inspired her career choices.

Harris has a record of serving as a prosecutor, becoming California’s first Black Attorney General, and being elected as a U.S. Senator.

Harris graduated from Howard University, a historically Black university and Marshall’s alma mater, and it is said that Marshall influenced her decision to enroll there.

The other Bible she will use belongs to Regina Shelton, the mother of a friend of Harris and someone Harris considers like a "second mother."

Harris also used this Bible during her inaugurations as California Attorney General and as a Senator.

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