Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the First Woman on the Supreme Court, Dies at 93
O’Connor made history on September 25, 1981, when she became the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor passed away this morning at 93.
President Ronald Reagan nominated O’Connor on August 19, 1981.
The Senate confirmed O’Connor 99-0. Montana Sen. Max Baucus missed the vote. He apologized with the book A River Runs Through It.
O’Connor made history on September 25, 1981, when she became the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
O’Connor retired in 2006.
Born in El Paso, TX, O’Connor excelled in her studies. She earned a B.A. and a law degree from Stanford University.
O’Connor also made history in the Arizona State Senate when she earned the title of majority leader, making her the first woman in the country to hold a legislative leader position.
O’Connor began a term as a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge in 1975.
In 1979, O’Connor was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals.
O’Connor married John O’Connor in 1952. He preceded her in death in 2009.
O’Connor is survived by her three sons, Scott, Brian, and Jay, six grandchildren, and her brother Alan.
#BREAKING: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female member of the U.S. Supreme Court, died this morning. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/u8eFmH3qng
— Jimmy Hoover (@JimmyHooverDC) December 1, 2023
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RIP
Not a fan.
For some strange reason, the left never celebrates this feminist victory.
I hate when people call something “Historic” just because of race, gender, etc., etc., etc., and not because of accomplishment. But if you’re going to do it, at least have the decency to do it fairly.
You and me, both.
O’Connor was just another poor choice from R presidents, joining,
— Blackmun
— Stevens
— Kennedy
— Souter
Roberts
How could I have forgotten?
And as I think about it Barnett and Kavanaugh might find their way onto the list.
At least the party of no guts is consistent.
IReagan always said that she was his worst mistake. She was.
“The Senate confirmed O’Connor 99-0.”
How quaint. What nation was this?
I think they call that foreshadowing considering what a lefty she turned out to be
🎼🎶Fee-lings…
She judged by…
Fee-lings
I’m still mad over the Kelo decision.
Yes a decision benefitting… Pfizer.
i believe she was in the dissent.
Never met a decision where feelings and ideology didn’t trump the Constitution. But she was the first Woman!
R.I.P. Justice. Best wishes and prayers for those loved ones who she left behind.