Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a closing journey to the Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday. The justice, who died on Friday at 87, was honored with a
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a closing journey to the Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday. The justice, who died on Friday at 87, was honored with a non-public ceremony within the court docket’s Nice Corridor and was then introduced outdoor to the highest of the marble steps resulting in the very best court docket, the place she’s going to lie in repose on Wednesday and Thursday.
Individuals lined up outdoors the Supreme Courtroom, previous the Capitol and towards the Library of Congress, to pay respects to Justice Ginsburg, who grew to become a liberal icon and champion for equal rights.
Household, buddies and members of the court docket remembered Justice Ginsburg throughout an intimate ceremony contained in the Nice Corridor.
“It has been mentioned that Ruth needed to be an opera virtuoso however grew to become a rock star as an alternative,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. mentioned.
Former clerks to Justice Ginsburg served as honorary pallbearers as her coffin was carried up the steps. Over her 27 years on the court docket, Justice Ginsburg employed greater than 100 clerks.
Journalists had been the primary to reach earlier than daybreak, adopted by a rising line of tourists. Each mourner had his or her personal story for why she or he felt compelled to come back in particular person and wait hours to say goodbye, in the midst of a pandemic.