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Former Arizona Governor Jack Richard Williams appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to a seat on the Arizona State Senate in 1969. She was subsequently reelected, and served on the Senate until 1975, the last two years as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Republican Leader.

Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbit appointed O'Connor to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979, where she served until President Reagan appointed her to the US Supreme Court in 1981.

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What state was Sandra Day O'Connor a Rainbow girl?

Sandra Day O'Connor was a Rainbow Girl in Arizona. The International Order of Rainbow for Girls is a Masonic youth organization, and O'Connor was involved during her teenage years. Her participation in this organization reflects her early engagement in community and leadership activities before going on to become the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.


What was Sandra day O'Connor's job?

Yes, Sandra Day O'Connor was a lawyer before she became a judge, and later the first female justice of the US Supreme Court.


Which occurred first voting rights for African-Americans or appointing the first woman to the US Supreme Court?

African-Americans got voting rights long before the first woman was appointed to the US Supreme Court. The Fifteenth Amendment extended voting rights to African-American men on February 3, 1870; The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote on August 18, 1920. Some states allowed women to participate in state and local elections earlier than 1920. President Ronald Reagan appointed the first female US Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, in 1981.


Was there an appointed president before George Washington was elected?

no way


Did President Franklin Roosevelt appoint the first African-American Supreme Court justice?

No. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Justice Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American on the US Supreme Court, in 1967. Justice Marshall was formerly the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund lead counsel who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) before the Supreme Court. Marshall had an outstanding record of winning 29 of the 32 civil rights cases he argued before the Court.

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How many male justices were appointed to the US Supreme Court before O'Day?

There were 101 MALE justices appointed to the US Supreme Court before Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed on July 7, 1981.


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How many male justices had been appointed to the US Supreme Court before Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman named to the nation's highest court?

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How many women were on the US Supreme Court in 1967?

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How are the members of India's Supreme Court appointed?

Research has shown that the members of India's Supreme Court are appointed by the President of India. The President relies on the advice of the Union Cabinet before appointing a Judge.


What state was Sandra Day O'Connor a Rainbow girl?

Sandra Day O'Connor was a Rainbow Girl in Arizona. The International Order of Rainbow for Girls is a Masonic youth organization, and O'Connor was involved during her teenage years. Her participation in this organization reflects her early engagement in community and leadership activities before going on to become the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.


How do you get to be a member of suprem court?

Members of the United States Supreme Court are appointed by the President of the United States. The appointee must already be a judge and will go before a committed for interviews before being appointed.