Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pay their respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as two of Scalia's former law clerks stand near the casket. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Justice Antonin Scalia’s body lies in repose Friday at the Supreme Court, where he served as justice for nearly 30 years, before his funeral on Saturday. Members of the public began lining up before dawn to file past the flag-draped casket and pay their respects.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were among the many public figures who passed through the Supreme Court’s Great Hall. Read Roll Call’s full coverage of the day’s events .
Scalia’s casket is carried into the Supreme Court. Former law clerks line the stairs. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Members of the Supreme Court police force acted as pallbearers. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Members of the public pass through the Great Hall of the Supreme Court as they pay their respects. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
Scalia’s family take their seats as Supreme Court justices stand during a private ceremony. From back left are counselor to the chief justice Jeffrey Minear, and Supreme Court justices Elena Kagan, Samuel Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Clarence Thomas, Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Pool)
All eight current Supreme Court justices were in attendance.
Obama and the first lady view a portrait of Scalia, which was placed near his casket. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
