Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981 when she was nominated by President Reagan and unanimously approved the U.S. Senate. She graduated Stanford University in 1950 with a degree in economics and then from its law school in 1952. She worked in California and then Frankfurt Germany before settling in Arizona. She worked as an assistant attorney general in Arizona and then served in the state legislature. She was elected as a judge for the Maricopa County Superior Court and then elected to the state’s court of appeals developing a reputation for being both firm and just. Justice O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court on January 31, 2006 but remains involved in efforts to increase understanding and appreciation of The Constitution for all citizens.