For 113 years Lady Justice has been proudly standing atop the Butte Courthouse, but without the scales of justice in her left hand. John Sullivan, Butte’s Government Building Manager has been wanting to put a scale in the statue’s hand after discovering it had a spot for it two years ago. "She has a spot for scales, but no indication that there have ever been scales there before. The hole was there, there was still all the fired glazing terracotta, no wear marks, no discoloration, no nothing,” said Sullivan. The city bought a scale on eBay for just over $50. Custom Construction, which was already replacing windows on the courthouse, let the city crew borrow their lift to attach the scales to the statue. Many of the residents had no idea the statue was missing her scales. Sullivan, who said some in the community thought that one of the Lady Justice's eyes may be peeking out from the blindfold, verified that while workmen were up there, they made sure that the eyes were completely covered by the blindfold, as seen in the photo below. The city hopes Lady Justice will now truly represent blind justice.
