Justice Scalia’s Chair Will Be Draped In Black

The United States Supreme Court has recently announced that it will honor the late Justice Antonin Scalia by draping his chair in black. “The Supreme Court said the drapery dates back to the death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase in 1873 and has been continued for the death of each sitting justice since then.” Even though they would often disagree, Justice Scalia was a close friend of his fellow Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 after serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court. The Supreme Court will also fly the flags on the Court’s front plaza at half-staff for 30 days in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice.

See Lydia Wheeler, Supreme Court to drape Scalia’s chair in black, The Hill, February 16, 2016.