Each December, the end of the year not only marks the last page of a calendar, but many times, it also marks the end of certain eras, such as political
Sandra Day O’Connor, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her pragmatism and for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions. She was the author of several books.