Sandra Day O’Connor testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, on July 25, 2012.
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Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who blazed trails as the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, has died, the court announced December 1.
O’Connor, 93, died due to “complications related to advanced dementia,” the court said.
O’Connor inspired generations of female lawyers — including the five women who served after her nomination on the high court. They admired her path marking success in a
