justice leandra kruger, judge lewis lyman, nancy marder, judge randolph, judge allison jones rushing mason, paul, teresa reed dip oh, sloan, and douglas winslow. i also want to express my gratitude to jamaal greene and carol lee who cochaired the resolution committee to the members of that committee, diane amon, christopher, daniel, jean, abner greene, johnson, detroit mackenzie, eduardo, deborah, george, adam, robert shapiro, kate shaw and sonya west. the meeting today will be chaired by chief justice barron and scott harris will be the secretary. i will now turn the podium and that meeting over too chief judge behrendt. >> madame assistant general, chief justice, associate justices, members of the stevens family, mr. attorney general, members of the supreme court bar. it is a great honor to be with you all to remember a great man. but in saying that i cannot help but think it seems a misleading way to describe justice stevens. not because it's inaccurate but because it does not cap short what made him great. that description calls to mind an overpowering person, a larger-than-life person. but