Sandra Day O'connor Brief Biography
Biography
For the past twenty-four years, 'Connor has served on the U.S. Supreme Court. She later studied at Stanford and in September of 1981 became the 102nd justice of the Supreme Court and the first female justice. Justice O'Connor announced her retirement on July 1, 2005.
Sandra Day O'Connor was born on March 26, 1930 in El Paso, Texas. Her parents owned the Lazy-B-Cattle Ranch (a 198,000 acre cattle ranch) in Southeastern Arizona. The ranch was without electricity and running water until Sandra was seven years old. She was an only child until she was eight. To pass by the loneliness, she had several pets, and always tricked the cowboys on the ranch. She enjoyed reading and could fire rifles and ride horses with precision by the time she turned eight. She also learned how to drive at age seven. Needless to say, Sandra Day was a remarkable female, even when she was just a child.
In 1950, Sandra Day began studying at Stanford University, where she received her......
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