Following the demise of Sandra Day O’Connor, many have wished to know more about her, especially her Supreme Court career.
She was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
This article will dive into her career to know who appointed her making her the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Who appointed Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court?
The late Sandra Day O’Connor assumed office as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on September 25, 1981. She was appointed by former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.
Reagan pledged during his 1980 presidential campaign to appoint the first woman to the Court and on July 7, 1981, he announced he would nominate O’Connor as an associate justice of the Supreme Court to replace the retiring Potter Stewart.
He formally nominated her on August 19, 1981. On September 21, O’Connor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 99–0.
