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Apr 7, 2024 · Sandra Day O’Connor, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her pragmatism and for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions.
Nov 9, 2009 · In 2009 her accomplishments were acknowledged by President Obama who honored her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas. Sandra Day O’Connor...
Dec 2, 2020 · Before making history by becoming the first woman Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Sandra Day O’Connor served as an Arizona State senator, Appeals Court judge and a Maricopa County Superior Court judge. Below we explore 5 major achievements of Sandra Day O’Connor: She was on the Stanford Law Review
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1981 to 2006. Read about her career, accomplishments, and more.
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States, was one of the most influential Americans of the 1980s and 1990s. She dealt with indignities ranging from having to accept a job for no pay after she graduated from law school to the lack of a women’s restroom at the Supreme Court when she was first confirmed ...
Sandra Day O'Connor made history in 1981 when she was sworn in by then Chief Justice Warren Burger as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court in its 191-year history. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, it was O'Connor’s intelligence and grit that made her a transformational figure in the nation's highest court of law.
