Sandra Day 0'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, attended
college and law school at Stanford University, has been
married to John OConnor since 1952, and they have three
sons. She was Arizona state senator from 1969-1975, and
she served on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1979-
1981. Nominated by President Reagan as Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court, she took the oath of
office on September 25, 1981, the first woman to do so.
