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SANDRA DAY
O’CONNOR was born in El Paso, Texas, on March 26,
1930. She was graduated from Stanford University in
1950 and Stanford University Law School in 1952. After
graduation, O’Connor became a Deputy County Attorney
of San Mateo, California. She moved to Germany and
worked as a civilian attorney for the United States
Army in Frankfurt from 1954 to 1957. Upon her return
to the United States, O’Connor
engaged in private law practice. She was appointed to
the Arizona State Senate in 1969 to fill an unexpired
term, and the following year she was elected to the
State Senate. Twice re-elected, she was majority leader
of the State Senate from 1973 to 1974. O’Connor
was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court in
1975 and appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in
1979. President Ronald Reagan nominated O’Connor
to the Supreme Court of the United States on August
19, 1981. The Senate confirmed the appointment on September
21, 1981, making O’Connor
the first female Associate Justice in the history of
the Court. |
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