On Friday, Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, died at the age of 93 in Phoenix, Arizona. O'Connor made history as the first female Supreme Court justice to serve on the bench. The Supreme Court announced her death via a letter by explaining that she passed away due to complications from dementia, a battle that first began for O'Connor in 2018.
In a 2018 letter, the groundbreaking justice announced that she had been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia, "probably Alzheimer's disease," and would thus be withdrawing from public life, per The New York Times.
Reagan appointed O'Connor to fulfill a campaign promise to appoint the first female justice and she served on the bench for 24 years until she retired in January 2006.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
In a 2018 letter, the groundbreaking justice announced that she had been diagnosed with the early stages of dementia, "probably Alzheimer's disease," and would thus be withdrawing from public life, per The New York Times.
Reagan appointed O'Connor to fulfill a campaign promise to appoint the first female justice and she served on the bench for 24 years until she retired in January 2006.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
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