United States Supreme Court Police officers place the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O�Connor onto the Lincoln Catafalque before a private service in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Watching from left are Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice O'Connor, an Arizona native, the first woman to serve on the nation�s highest court, served from 1981 until 2006, and passed away on December 1, 2023 at age 93. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin / Pool via CNP