Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian took the oath to become the newest member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday, sealing her commitment in a ceremony officiated by Governor Maura Healey. Appointed following a 6-1 approval by the Governor's Council back on February 28, Wolohojian had been wrapping up Appeals Court business before stepping into her new role, NBC Boston reports.

Before joining the highest bench in the state, Wolohojian whittled down a load of pending decisions, coming from a 16-year tenure as an Appeals Court judge and a previous partnership at WilmerHale. The path to her confirmation stirred the pot due to a historical domestic partnership with Healey, raising questions about possible nepotism that Governor Healey might shrug off.

During the swearing-in, the Justice embraced her heritage using her full name, Gabrielle Repsimé Wolohojian, to take the three oaths. The governmental cordialities concluded with an embrace between her and Healey, followed by administrative signings. “It’s great. Congratulations” remarked Healey in a moment captured by the NBC Boston.

The ceremony was a compact affair with Florence Wolohojian, the Justice's mother, as the sole personal guest. But others were in attendance, with the staff and media capturing the moment for the public eye. "Thank you all for coming" Wolohojian expressed, before she and the mother were snapped together and then walked out across the office, following behind the press, the NBC Boston article detailed.

With the ceremonious pageantry now behind, Justice Wolohojian sets her sights on the workload that awaits at the Supreme Judicial Court starting Tuesday, the Governor's office indicated. Her entry onto the stage of the Commonwealth's highest court adds another chapter to Massachusetts' legal ledger, under Governor Healey's watchful eye and amid a clime where the personal can appear to intertwine with the political.