State Supreme Court Justice: Antonin Scalia Was A 'Force'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan Supreme Court justice who worked for Antonin Scalia says he was a "warm and gregarious person" and a "force to be reckoned with" on the nation's highest court.
Scalia was found dead Saturday at a Texas ranch. He was 79. Scalia was a prominent conservative voice on the U.S. Supreme Court for nearly 30 years.
Joan Larsen served as Scalia's law clerk earlier in her career. In a statement, she recalled his commitment to "constitutional principles" and said everyone knew he had a "brilliant mind."
Larsen was a University of Michigan law professor when Gov. Rick Snyder appointed her to the state Supreme Court last year.
Snyder has joined President Barack Obama in calling for U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff.
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