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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was an Arizona native who served as an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism on the high court for over two decades. She was was nominated in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and came to wield considerable influence on the nine-member court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sandra Day OConnor, the Arizona ranchers daughter who became a voice of moderate conservatism as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, was memorialized by

WASHINGTON -- Justice Sandra Day OConnor, the Arizona ranchers daughter who became a voice of moderate conservatism as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, was memorialized by President Joe Biden on Tuesday as a pioneer in the legal world who inspired generations of women.

President Joe Biden hailed Sandra Day O'Connor as an "American pioneer" who embodied principle over politics in his eulogy at the Washington funeral of the U.S. Supreme Court's first female justice. Biden praised O'Connor for breaking down barriers in the legal and political worlds, transcending political divisions and weighing ordinary people in her decision-making in…

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whose funeral is Tuesday, is being remembered as a Supreme Court trailblazer. After retiring from the bench in 2006, she worked to expand civics education in schools.

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor, the first woman to serve on the nations highest court, lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Monday.

The service for the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court takes place at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver remarks on Tuesday at the funeral of Sandra Day O'Connor, the U...

A trailblazer for women. A tireless advocate for civility. A daughter of the American West. President Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts eulogized the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in front of hundreds gathered for her funeral service Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral, remembering the first woman on the Supreme Court, who also became the indisputable swing…

President praised the first female US supreme court justice in pointed remarks at the Washington funeral