[New post] Sandra Day O’Connor, first female Supreme Court justice, and an Episcopalian, has died at 93

Shireen Korkzan posted: " [Episcopal News Service] Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, died Dec. 1 in Phoenix, Arizona, due to complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She was 93. O'Connor was bapti" Episcopal News Service Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Supreme Court justice, and an Episcopalian, has died at 93 Shireen Korkzan Dec 1 Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivers the keynote speech during a conference at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 26, 2010. Photo: Kevin Lamarque /REUTERS [Episcopal News Service] Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, died Dec. 1 in Phoenix, Arizona, due to complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She was 93. O'Connor was baptized in The Episcopal Church and attended Sunday worship services at Washington National Cathedral during her tenure. O'Connor was born on March 26, 1930, to cattle ranchers in El Paso, Texas, where she grew up without electricity or indoor plumbing. In 1946, at the age of 16, she graduated from high school and enrolled at Stanford University. She was one of only five women in her incoming class at Stanford Law School. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated O'Connor, then 51 years old, to the Supreme Court, fulfilling a campaign promise to appoint the first female justice. Prior to the Supreme Court, O'Connor served as a judge on a midlevel appeals court in Arizona. After serving for 24 years in Washington, D.C., she retired in 2006. During retirement, O'Connor sat as a visiting judge on federal appeals courts around the country. She also was a vocal supporter of judicial independence and civics education. Five other women have since served on the Supreme Court: current justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson, and former justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in 2020. Funeral arrangements for O'Connor will be released when available, according to the Supreme Court's press office. Manage your email settings or unsubscribe. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2023/12/01/sandra-day-oconnor-first-female-supreme-court-justice-and-an-episcopalian-has-died-at-93/

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