Bloomberg Law
Oct. 24, 2018, 2:10 PM UTC

O’Connor’s Grit, Kindness Recalled as Pioneering Justice Exits Stage

Elizabeth Olson

• Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor steps away from public life after dementia diagnosis

• Former clerks recall pragmatism and support for women, especially

Attorneys who worked with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor say that even after reaching the pinnacle of her profession, she continued to support the women around her in her own pragmatic way, leading with a combination of kindness and grit.

O’Connor, who announced her retirement from public life in an open letter Oct. 23, was introduced to the country as a trailblazer in 1981—the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“It was impossible ...

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