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This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. When Sandra Day O’Connor stepped…
When Sandra Day O'Connor stepped down from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, she was the last justice to have served as an elected legislator. She previously was a member of the Arizona state Senate and...
The first female justice on the Supreme Court was also the last justice to have served as an elected official. And her contributions to the court reflected her political experience and pragmatism.