Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 13, 2013
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stresses civics education
She and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye told stories about their backgrounds but also emphasized the importance of engaging young people about what happens in government.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - As a junior cowgirl growing up on her demanding father's Arizona ranch, Sandra Day O'Connor had a flat tire while driving lunch in an old pickup to a roundup crew.
Fixing the tire made her two and a half hours late delivering the meal, the retired U.S. Supreme Court justice told a meeting of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers here Tuesday. Her father glared angrily; she a...
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