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Statue of Lady Justice blindfolded and holding a balance and a sword, outside the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong. Lady Justice (Latin: Iustitia) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. [1] [2] Her attributes are scales, a sword and sometimes a blindfold. She often appears as a pair with Prudentia.
From 2008 to 2009, Cannon served as a law clerk for Steven Colloton, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Iowa. [2] From 2009 to 2012, she was an associate at the Washington, D.C., office of the corporate law firm Gibson Dunn.
The background on the right side of the painting shows urban architecture under a greenish lit sky. There is an unlit lantern on the building shown at the level of Lady Justice. Behind Lady Justice's lower legs there is a dark brown display box or bulletin board on the wall of the house, on which there is a written sheet of paper.
In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the Institutes of Justinian, a codification of Roman Law from the sixth century AD, where justice is defined as "the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due".
The white background signifies the light of justice exposing the truth. The middle is the seal of the United States of America and shared by many agencies and offices, such as the Department of Justice and the office of the president.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the prescribed constitutional and judicial oaths of office, at which time she became the 112th justice (100th associate justice) of the Supreme Court. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] She is the first person appointed to the Court without any prior experience as a judge since William Rehnquist and Lewis F. Powell Jr ...
Sonia Maria Sotomayor (/ ˈ s oʊ n j ə ˌ s oʊ t oʊ m aɪ ˈ j ɔːr / ⓘ, Spanish: [ˈsonja sotomaˈʝoɾ]; [1] born June 25, 1954) [2] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
A gold-outlined strip occupies the circumference of the field, bearing the words "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE" above, and "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" below. A circle of thirteen golden stars surrounds the shield and laurels, representing unity of purpose and the original thirteen founding states of the United States. The laurel branches ...