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VP Biden to be sworn in early

US Vice President Joe Biden takes the oath of office during the 57th Presidential Inauguration official swearing-in ceremony at the Naval Observatory on January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The oath is administered by US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. UPI/Saul Loeb POOL

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Published: Jan. 19, 2013 at 1:29 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will be sworn in for his second term Sunday before President Barack Obama takes his oath, the White House said.

Biden went to the front of the line because Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was going out of town before the noon ceremony for Obama.

The high court wouldn't say where Sotomayor would be, but the Los Angeles Times said she had an appearance at a New York City bookstore scheduled Sunday afternoon.

Biden will take the oath at the Naval Observatory at 8:15 a.m. EST. Obama's inauguration with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding takes place at noon.

Topics: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, John Roberts

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