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Typed letter signed "Sandra Day O'Connor" in black ink. Supreme Court of the United States letterhead measures 8.5" X 11" and is dated May 25, 1999. Letter reads "Dear Chief Judge King: Thank you very much for inviting me to attend the ceremony in honor of Judge John Wisdom on Thursday, May 27. I notified your office that I am unable to attend. I will certainly be there in spirit. Judge Wisdom was a legend among Federal judges. Words fail to capture the depth and meaning of his service to our Nation. Sincerely, Sandra Day O'Connor". Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, March 26, 1930. She married John Jay O?Connor III in 1952 and has three sons - Scott, Brian, and Jay. She received her B.A. and LL.B. from Stanford University. She served as Deputy County Attorney of San Mateo County, California from 1952?1953 and as a civilian attorney for Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany from 1954?1957. From 1958?1960, she practiced law in Maryvale, Arizona, and served as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona from 1965?1969. She was appointed to the Arizona State Senate in1969 and was subsequently reelected to two two-year terms. In 1975 she was elected Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court and served until 1979, when she was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. President Reagan nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat September 25, 1981. Justice O?Connor retired from the Supreme Court on January 31, 2006. Seller Inventory # 002480
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