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Joan Specter arrives at Har Zion Temple for the funeral of her husband, former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Penn Valley, Pa. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 82. Matt Rourke, Associated Press
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Vice President Joe Biden, second from right, arrives at Har Zion Temple in in Penn Valley, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, to attend funeral services for former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter. Family members say Specter died Sunday of complications from no Matt Rourke, Associated Press

By Associated Press

NARBERTH, Pa. — Vice President Joe Biden, former Pennsylvania governors Ed Rendell and Dick Thornburgh, and other power brokers from various walks of life are arriving at former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's funeral to pay their respects.

Those arriving at the funeral Tuesday in a Philadelphia suburb also include judges, business and university leaders and others.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said Specter set the standard for working across party lines.

Anthony Scirica, the chief judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, called Specter "irreplaceable."

Scricia said Specter was a staunch supporter of keeping judges free from political influence.

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Specter died at his home in a Philadelphia suburb on Sunday. He was 82.

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