Formal Investiture Ceremony of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, June 17, 2015

On Wednesday June 17, 2015 at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was formally sworn* into office by Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor using a bible once owned by slave abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. She is the 83rd individual and the first African American woman to take the oath of office as the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. At the ceremony, Mrs. Lynch was flanked by President Barack Obama, her husband Stephen Hargrove, and her parents, Reverend Lorenzo and Mrs. Lorine Lynch.   
 
Also on June 17, 2015, Attorney General Lynch became the first Attorney General to join Twitter. You may follow her at @LorettaLynch.
 

Video courtesy of C-SPAN.org

As President Barack Obama looks on, Attorney General
Loretta Lynch takes the Oath of Office administered by
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor flanked by her husband,
Stephen Hargrove and her parents, Reverend Lorenzo and
Mrs. Lorine Lynch

Attorney General Lynch share a smile and light moment
with her mother, Mrs. Lorine Lynch.

*This was the second swearing in for Attorney General Lynch who was first administered the Oath of Office on April 27, 2015 by Vice President Joe Biden. According to the National Law Journal, "it is typical for attorneys general to also have a formal investiture ceremony at a larger venue so more spectators can attend."  Read more: http://www.nationallawjournal.com/legaltimes/id=1202729302127/Sotomayor-to-Swear-in-Lynch-as-Attorney-General#ixzz3dQusSrGw