Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to be appointed as a Justice to the US Supreme Court, passed away yesterday of complications related to dementia and respiratory illness. In a press.
Sandra Day O’Connor, an Arizona rancher's daughter who went on a distinguished trailblazing legal career, was "the most qualified woman" then-President Ronald Reagan "could possibly find" to appoint to the Supreme Court in 1981, according to a Reagan historian. An accomplished politician turned jurist, O’Connor had been the first female majority leader of the Arizona
Justice Sandra O Connor died on December 1, aged 93. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States and spearheaded landmark judgements including abortion laws and affirmative action.
While Sandra Day O'Connor ultimately settled down with her Stanford Law classmate John Jay O'Connor, it wasn't for lack of proposals from 'multiple' other suitors including one who would later serve with her on the nation's highest court.
Sandra Day O Connor, the first woman ever to serve on the United States Supreme Court, died Friday in Phoenix at the age of 93. According to Supreme Court sources, the cause of death was complications of dementia. Born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Arizona, she is survived by her sons, Scott, Brian, and Jay; six grandchildren; and her brother, Alan. O Connor was appointed to the court in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan after working as a public attorney and serving in all three branches of government in Arizona.