Sandra Day O’Connor lies in repose at U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered Monday as a trailblazer who never lost sight of how the high court's decisions affected all Americans.
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President Reagan presents his Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor to members of the press in the White House Rose Garden, July 15, 1981, prior to their Oval Office meeting. The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, will lie in repose in the court's Great Hall on Monday, Dec. 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor poses for a photo in 1982. The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, will lie in repose in the court's Great Hall on Monday, Dec. 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sandra Day O'Connor, Aug. 12, 2009. The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, will lie in repose in the court's Great Hall on Monday, Dec. 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The American flag flies at half staff outside as retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose inside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Neil Gorsuch, listen during a private ceremony for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks with retired Justice Anthony Kennedy before a private ceremony for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supreme Court Justice's Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett listen during a private ceremony for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff pause in front of the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and first gentleman Doug Emhoff pay their respects as they walk past a portrait of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor as her casket lies in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito attend a private ceremony for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, a Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff pause in front of the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. Former law clerks of O'Connor stand at left and right.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A person wears a 'women rule' button during the public repose for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. Former law clerks of O'Connor stand at left and right.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People arrive during the public repose for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. Former law clerks of O'Connor stand at left and right.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dega Schembri, left, and Sheridan Harvey take a photo during the public repose for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. Former law clerks of O'Connor stand at left and right. They were both in exercise class with O'Connor.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scott O'Connor, son of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, pays respects as his mother's flag-draped casket lies in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former law clerks for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stand at the casket during public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, a Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former law clerks for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stand at the casket during public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, a Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A mourner pauses as she pays her respects as the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, pays her respects as the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. Sen. Collins is wearing a blue scarf that was a personal gift from Justice O'Connor. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners pay their respects as the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93.