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On July 7, 1981, then-President Reagan fulfilled his promise to nominate a woman to the bench of the highest court in the country, the Supreme Court of the United States. Reagan’s pick was Sandra Day O’Connor, a ground-breaking decision marked as a momentous achievement for women.
“Those who sit on the Supreme Court interpret the laws of our land and truly do leave their footprints on the sands of time,” Reagan said in a press conference 40 years ago when he made the announcement. “These individuals dispense justice and provide for us the most cherished guarantees of protections of our criminal and civil laws.”