John Donnelly, Cass Gilbert(click name for more of that artist's work)
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The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government. The Court consists of nine Justices: the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices. Source: Wikipedia


Left side: Earliest scenes from history
Right side: More recent developments of justice

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Left: The Shield of Achilles
Right: Magna Carta

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Left: Praetor's Edict
Right: Westminster Statute

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Left: Julian and the Scholar
Right: Lord Coke & James I

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Left: Corpus Juris
Right: Marshall & Story

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 35 Item #1.20; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p67 Item #A-19)
Medium: Bronze
Artist: John Donnelly, Cass Gilbert(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology
Location: 1st St between East Capitol St & Constitution Ave NE Washington, D.C. Supreme Court
See Capitol Hill areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Capitol South(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005847 (dcMem ID #164 )

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Supreme Court website on the Building
Supreme Court website on the west pediment

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