An early memorial to Justice Antonin Scalia at the steps of the Supreme Court. (Photo by Lorie Shaull)

The deceased Justice Antonin Scalia will be returning to the Supreme Court this Friday, where his body will lie in repose in the Great Hall. The court invites the public to pay respects from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m., following a private ceremony at 9:30 a.m.

A day later, his funeral will take place at D.C.’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 11 a.m., according to NPR.

Scalia’s bench chair and the bench in front of it have been draped with black wool crepe, and the doors to the courtroom have a black drape as well. This is part of a Supreme Court tradition that goes back at least as far as the death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase in 1873. Since then, the Court drapes the bench chair and bench of a sitting justice who has died, and the courtroom doors when a justice, whether sitting or retired, passes away.

Draped in black: Doors to courtroom, bench in front & bench chair of Associate Justice Antonin #Scalia. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/3aQAR5YVOi

— CSPAN (@cspan) February 16, 2016

The last sitting justice to pass away was Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who also lay in repose in the Great Hall in 2005.

Scalia was found dead on Saturday at age 79 of natural causes in a Texas ranch town after 29 years on the Supreme Court.

President Barack Obama has pledged to nominate a replacement on the court, while many Senate Republicans say they will not approve of anyone until a new president takes the White House. The President is holding a press conference at 4:30 p.m. today to discuss the vacancy.

The flags in front of the Supreme Court will be at half-mast for 30 days.