WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25 years to take in an “amazing” sight.
That was pretty amazing.”O’Connor lived to see four women serve at the same time on the Supreme Court.
Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesO’Connor, who left the court in 2006, died Friday in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said.
“I had never expected or aspired to be a Supreme Court justice.
—-Richard Carelli, a former Supreme Court reporter for The Associated Press who is now retired, contributed to this story.
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