ABSTRACT

The Doctor Who episode “Blink” introduced the Weeping Angels, aliens that when perceived look like statues of angels covering their eyes in sadness, but in the blink of an eye can touch their victims and send them to another time. As the the episode implies, it is potentially any statue that can be a “Weeping Angel.” This chapter takes up this warning by exploring the Weeping Angels in relation to Justicia herself, adorning courthouses around the world. This chapter interrogates the intersections and dissonances of the Weeping Angels and Justicia to gain insight into the relationship between the visible emblem of Justicia and conceptions of justice.