This tradition matches in part the protocol used for where Justices sit on the actual bench in the courtroom. In the current Supreme Court protocol, the Justices alternate left and right based on seniority, with the Chief Justice in the center of the photograph, says our Supreme Court correspondent Lyle Denniston, who has covered the Court since 1958.
Here’s a look at 10 iconic Court photos and explanation of where the Justices are situated. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Steve Marshall, attorney general of Alabama, and other witnesses are sworn in on Thursday, the fourth and final day of Jackson’s confirmation hearings.On Thursday, the Supreme Court posed for a new group photo, continuing a tradition dating back to the Civil War. Cruz, Hawley and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., talk before Cruz's questioning of Jackson on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) From left, Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., holds up Ossoff's notes for the cameras Wednesday as she jokes about his preparation to question Jackson. Doug Jones of Alabama before the start of Wednesday's hearing. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock talk with former Democratic Sen. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) From left, Georgia Democratic Sens. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Photographers take pictures of Durbin and Grassley before the start of Day 3 of Jackson’s hearings on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Grassley speaks with Durbin during Tuesday's hearing. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, references the children's book "Antiracist Baby" while questioning Jackson on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Jackson talks with Rep. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Durbin greets Johnny, right, and Ellery Brown, Jackson’s parents, on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Graham questions Jackson on Tuesday, the second day of her confirmation hearings. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Jackson’s husband, Patrick, wears socks featuring former President Thomas Jefferson on Monday. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., far left, make his opening statement Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Durbin listens to Sen. Grassley, R-Iowa, greet Jackson before her hearing Monday. Durbin, D-Ill., and ranking member Charles E. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Senate Judiciary Chair Richard J. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., upon arriving Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Jackson passes Sen. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives through a back hallway for her Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday. Roll Call photojournalists were there each day to document the historic hearings. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson endured three days of a public job interview conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.
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