After her nomination by President Ronald Reagan, her resulting confirmation was unanimous within the Senate. O’Connor continued to rise through the ranks of the Arizona judiciary until her nomination to become the first female justice of the United States in 1981.
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She retained the seat when she was elected to the State Senate for a full term as a Republican she was reelected to that position twice, even serving as the first female majority leader in any state senate. In 1969, she was appointed to the Arizona State Senate to fill a vacancy. Eight years later, with an aim for returning to public law, she began working as the Assistant Attorney General of Arizona. 3 years later she returned, and settled with her husband in Arizona, where she started a private practice with another colleague. In 1954, O’Connor left the country to work as an attorney for the Quartermaster Masker Center, in Frankfurt, Germany. However, she quickly proved herself as asset, and rose through the ranks. O’Connor found it difficult to find her first job as a woman in law, resulting in her working for free, for the county attorney of San Mateo. She also met future fellow justice, William H. O’Connor they married shortly after graduation. When she left to receive her undergraduate (and later her graduate) degree at Stanford University, it is suggested that her father’s dreams for her were achieved.ĭuring her time at Stanford Law, O’Connor met her husband, John J. This experience taught her to value hard work and pragmatism, yet with an urge to do something more. O’Connor is the daughter of ranchers, who worked on the family ranch whose land was on the New Mexico-Arizona border, during the Great Depression.
Read on as we explore her contributions to the political landscape in the United States. She served for 24 years before retiring to take care of her husband, whose health was declining. Supreme Court, beginning at the age of 51. Sandra Day O’Connor, now 87, is best known for serving as the very first female justice on the U.S.
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