The body of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will lie in repose at the Supreme Court’s Great Hall before a private funeral at Arlington National Cemetery.
Stevens, who died Tuesday at the age of 99, will be honored Monday at a private ceremony at the Supreme Court. Stevens’ casket is set to arrive at the Supreme Court around 9:30 a.m., with the high court’s police officers serving as pallbearers and the justice’s former law clerks serving as honorary pallbearers.
“Once the private ceremony has concluded, the public will be invited to pay respects from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.,” a Thursday press release reads. “The public line will form on the sidewalk in front of the Court.”
There will be a private funeral for Stevens at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday.
Stevens died Tuesday at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, of complications from a stroke.
“A son of the Midwest heartland and a veteran of World War II, Justice Stevens devoted his long life to public service, including 35 years on the Supreme Court,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. “He brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom and independence. His unrelenting commitment to justice has left us a better nation.”
Stevens was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 and became a staunch liberal justice while serving on the nation’s highest court. He retired in 2010 and was succeeded by 59-year-old Justice Elena Kagan.
