Associate Justice Antonin Scalia to Lie in Repose at Great Hall of Supreme Court (VIDEO)
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court of the United States on Friday, February 19.
The public is invited to pay their respects from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday. A private ceremony at the Supreme Court is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
In accordance with Supreme Court tradition, Scalia’s bench chair and the bench directly in front of it have been draped with black wool crepe in memoriam. In addition, a black drape has been hung over the Courtroom doors. The flags on the Court’s front Plaza will be flown at half-staff for 30 days.
Information on the funeral service has not been announced yet.
You may remember that Justice Scalia was the commencement speaker at the Stone Ridge School in Bethesda last June. You can watch his speech, below:
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