Barrett avoided taking positions on a variety of subjects and rulings, saying it would be inappropriate to do so.

Biden's comments came during a speech in Philadelphia on Sunday.

Ginsburg, who died Friday at 87, had become a feminist icon, with books, movies, clothing and even coloring books devoted to her.

The large group of mourners packed the high court’s steps and the street across from the U.S. Capitol in a nighttime memorial.

The justice had recently revealed that her cancer had returned after an earlier battle with the disease.

Ginsburg, who was in and out of the hospital last week, said she intends to remain on the court, a decision that likely was influenced by the conservative nominee President Donald Trump would put up to replace her if she were to retire.

The court said in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive procedure to ``revise a bile duct stent'' at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Ginsburg, 86, who was recently treated for pancreatic cancer, seemed sharp but accepted assistance coming on to the stage and spoke from a sitting position.