Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18

FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor poses for a photo in 1982. O'Connor who joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice, has died at age 93. (AP Photo, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, with a funeral service at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ Cathedral the following day, the court said Monday.

The first woman on the Supreme Court, at age 93 in Phoenix. She stepped down from the court in 2006 after serving as a justice for more than 24 years.

Members of the public will be able to pay respects at the court from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, following a private ceremony. Tuesday's service at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ Cathedral is private and by invitation only, the court said.

The family has asked that donations be made to , the group she founded to promote civics education, the court said.

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