Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath of office to Pam Bondi at the White House on Wednesday.

A Tampa-area native, Pam Bondi became the second Floridian and the third woman to hold the office of U.S. attorney general.

The quick confirmation highlighted the new administration’s focus on controlling and changing the Justice Department.

Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54-46, and will now take the reins at the Justice Department at a moment when it is facing ...