Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, lies in repose

The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, is lying in repose in the court's Great Hall on Monday.

O'Connor, an Arizona native, died Dec. 1 at age 93.

Her casket was carried up the steps in front of the court, which was lined by her former clerks, and passed under the iconic words engraved on the pediment, "Equal Justice Under Law," before being placed in the court's Great Hall. A private ceremony was held before the hall opened to the public, allowing people to pay their respects afterward, from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. All nine members of the current court and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy attended the private remembrance.