LIVE: Viewing and funeral mass for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Friday, February 19, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thousands of mourners will pay their respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in Washington, D.C. beginning on Friday.

The casket carrying Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court. A private ceremony including family, friends and justices will take place at the court at 9:30 a.m. ET Scalia's casket will be on public view from 10:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. ET.

ABC News is providing live streaming coverage of the public viewing, and coverage of his funeral mass will also be streamed beginning at approximately 11:00 a.m. ET 8:00 a.m. PT on Saturday.

Scalia was found dead on Saturday in his room at a remote Texas hunting resort. The 79-year-old jurist was appointed to the court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan.

He is survived by his wife, Maureen, nine children and 36 grandchildren.