Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Famous Firsts

Sandra Day O'Connor served as the first female Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. She replaced the retiring Potter Stewart on the Supreme Court in September 1981 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate 99–0. Justice O'Conner served for over twenty-four years and retired in January 2006.
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