12/19/2023 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America: Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. (2nd R), his wife Jane Sullivan (3rd R), Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (2nd L) his wife Virginia Thomas (L), Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh (R) and Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett (3rd L) attend the memorial service for former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2023. O'Connor, the first woman US Supreme Court justice, died on December 1, 2023 at 93 of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She served as one of the nine justices on the court until 2006 and wielded enormous influence as a crucial "swing vote" in a court evenly divided between liberals and conservatives. (Jim Watson / CNP / Polaris)