Individuals being sworn in
James F. Kenney, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia
City Council of Philadelphia
Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District)
Councilmember Mark Squilla (1st District)
Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District)
Councilmember-elect Jamie Gauthier (3rd District)
Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District)
Councilmember Bobby Henon (6th District)
Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez (7th District)
Councilmember Cindy Bass (8th District)
Councilmember Cherelle L. Parker (9th District)
Councilmember Brian J. O’Neill (10th District)
Councilmember Allan Domb,
Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks
Councilmember Derek S. Green
Councilmember Helen Gym
Councilmember David Oh
Councilmember-elect Katherine Gilmore Richardson
Councilmember-elect Isaiah Thomas
City Commissioners
Commissioner Lisa Deeley
Commissioner Al Schmidt
Commissioner-elect Omar Sabir
Office of the Sheriff
Sheriff-elect Rochelle Bilal
Register of Wills
Register of Wills-elect Tracey L. Gordon
Judiciary
Members of the Judiciary for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas, and Philadelphia Municipal Court.
2020 Inauguration: Program of Events
Invocation
Monsignor Daniel Sullivan, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Presentation of Colors
Combined Color Guard, Philadelphia Police, Fire and Prisons
"Star-spangled Banner"
Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, Jeffrey R. Smith, Artistic Director
Organization of City Council, Investiture of Members of Council
Charge of Office
Honorable Kevin Dougherty, Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Election of the president of city council
Swearing in of Council President
Honorable Rosalyn K. Robinson, Ret.
Investiture Address
Darrell L. Clarke, President
Prayer
Reverend John H. Roberts, Sr.
Performance
The St. Thomas Gospel Choir, under the direction of Walt Blocker
Inauguration of the Mayor
Prayer
Rev. Martini Shaw, Historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
Introduction of the Mayor
Combined Color Guard, Philadelphia Police, Fire and Prisons
Administration of Oath of Office
Honorable Kevin Dougherty, Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Inaugural Address
Mayor James F. Kenney
Prayer for the CIty
Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem, Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence
Performance
The St. Thomas Gospel Choir, under the direction of Walt Blocker
Reading
Rev. Naomi Washington Leapheart, Director for Faith Based and Interfaith Affairs
Investure of:
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
Honorable Kevin Dougherty, Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Judges of the Municipal Court
Honorable Patrick F. Dugan, President Judge of Municipal Court
City Commissioners, Sheriff, Register of Wills
Honorable Carolyn H. Nichols, Pennsylvania Superior Court
"This is Me"
Girard Academic Music Program Concert Choir, Christina Blankenship, Music Department Chair
Benediction
Rabbi Jill L. Maderer, Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Retrieving of Colors
Combined Honor Guard, Philadelphia Police, Fire, and Prisons
acknowledgements
We wish to recognize the contributions that have been made for the arrangements of the 2020 Inauguration:
- The Office of the President of City Council
- The Office of the Mayor
- The Office of the City Representative
- The office of the Managing Director
- The Office of Innovation and Technology
- The Department of Public Property
- The Department of Parks and Recreation
- The Philadelphia Police, Fire, and Prisons Departments
- First Judicial district of Pennsylvania
- The Met Philadelphia
- Aijee Evans, Performing Cellist
- Jeffrey R. Smith and The Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale
- The St. Thomas Gospel Choir, and Director, Walt Blocker
- Christina Blankenship, Cameron Stringham; The Girard Academic Music Program Concert Choir; Soloists Eva Cheeseman, Soliel Brown-Alexander, Quran Polk, Gabrielle Delisi, Shannon Davidson
- Nick Taliaferro
- WPVI 6abc
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(5th District)
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Councilmember
Mark Squilla
(1st District)
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Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson
(2nd District)
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Councilmember-Elect Jamie Gauthier
(3rd District)
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Councilmember
Curtis Jones Jr.
(4th District)
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Councilmember
Bobby Henon
(6th District)
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Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez
(7th District)
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Councilmember
Cindy Bass
(8th District)
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Councilmember Cherelle L. Parker
(9th District)
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Councilmember
Brian J. O’Neill
(10th District)
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Councilmember
Allan Domb
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Councilmember
Derek S. Green
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Councilmember
Helen Gym
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Councilmember
David Oh
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Councilmember-Elect Kendra Brooks
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Councilmember-Elect Katherine Gilmore Richardson
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Councilmember-Elect
Isaiah Thomas
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