Sharon Day

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Sharon Day serves as a Supreme Court Justice who administers the oath of office during constitutional crises. She swore in Glenallen Walken as acting president in the Oval Office amid Zoey Bartlet's kidnapping and the 25th Amendment transfer, directing him to place his hand on the Bible and recite the oath's phrases with precision. Day's steady presence amid Bartlet, staff, and Walken underscores judicial impartiality in power transitions, linking her prior role in Bartlet's resignation ceremony to this handoff ritual.

4 appearances

Supreme Court

Also known as: Madam Justice Day, Justice Day

Sharon Day's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Handoff and Power Play in the Oval

Impassive solemnity — focused on constitutional ritual and legal correctness.

Approaches Walken with the Bible, administers the presidential oath with formal precision, guides Walken through the recitation, and thereby legitimizes the transfer.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Walken Sworn In as Acting President

Calmly professional; emotionally detached in service of legal duty.

Justice Sharon Day conducts the oath ceremony with formal precision, prompts Walken's recitation, and anchors the ritual in constitutional legitimacy.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Constitutional Handoff — Walken Is Sworn In

Calm and procedural; she treats the moment with legal gravity and measured reverence.

Madam Justice Sharon Day performs the oath ceremony: instructs Walken to place his hand on the Bible and recites the oath, ensuring the legal validity and solemnity of the transfer.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Whispered Loyalty During the Transfer of Power

Calm, procedural — a stabilizing judicial presence amid political emotion.

Justice Sharon Day conducts the oath with formality: she instructs Walken to place his hand on the Bible and guides the recitation that completes the legal transfer of power.

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Affiliation

Constitution of the United States

Supreme Legal Framework for Executive Succession and Oaths of Office