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Biography of sandra day oconnor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor | |
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| In office September 21, – January 31, | |
| Nominated by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Potter Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Alito |
| In office April 7, – February 3, | |
| Preceded by | Henry Kissinger |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gates |
| Born | Sandra Day ()March 26, El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, () (aged93) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John O'Connor(–) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
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Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, December 1, ) was a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
She was the first woman to serve as justice on the Supreme Court, as well as the first from Arizona.[1]
One of her ideas on the Supreme Court was the endorsement test. It was a way to check if the government was supporting religion.
Life
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