Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to be Memorialized at Washington National Cathedral Funeral Service

On Tuesday, the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, will be memorialized during a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. The invitation-only event will be attended by all nine sitting justices and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, and will be live-streamed for the public.

President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts will offer eulogies at the service, which will begin at 11 a.m. ET. Jay O’Connor, one of the late justice’s three sons, and her biographer Evan Thomas will also speak.

The funeral service follows a private ceremony at the Supreme Court on Monday, where Vice President Kamala Harris, the late justice’s law clerks, members of Congress and the public paid respects to O’Connor as she lay in repose in the Supreme Court’s Great Hall.

O’Connor served on the Supreme Court for more than two decades and was known for her role as a moderate on the conservative court. She regularly attended services at the National Cathedral and served on its governing board.

The funeral service will be a fitting tribute to the late justice’s legacy, and a reminder of her pioneering role in the Supreme Court.