Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn’t officially turn 80 years old until Friday, but she got the party started over the weekend.

During a birthday bash held Saturday in Ginsburg’s honor, members of the Washington National Opera presented the eldest member of the U.S. Supreme Court – and avid opera fan – with an ivory shawl, a replica of that worn in the new production of Bellini’s “Norma,” according to the Washington Post. Then tenor Corey Evan Rotz serenaded the justice with an aria as guests including NPR’s Nina Totenburg and high court litigator Miguel Estrada looked on.

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