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4 Supreme Court women take same stage - story with pics
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, second from left, is applauded by, from left, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, during a forum to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Sandra Day O�Connor�s appointment to the Supreme Court, at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
The first female supreme court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, attends a forum at the Newseum to mark the 30th anniversary of her first term on the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 11, 2012.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was nominated by former U.S. president Bill Clinton, makes remarks during a forum at the Newseum to mark the 30th anniversary of the first female Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's first term on the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 11, 2012.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who was nominated by President Barack Obama, attends a forum at the Newseum to mark the 30th anniversary of the first female Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's first term on the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 11, 2012.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Barack Obama, makes remarks during a forum at the Newseum to mark the 30th anniversary of the first female Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's first term on the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, April 11, 2012.
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4 Supreme Court women take same stage
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
(04-11) 17:50 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --
The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court says it's "fabulous" to have three other female justices on the bench.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Wednesday joined with the three women currently on the court to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of O'Connor's trailblazing service.
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor recounted the inspiration they drew from O'Connor's nomination by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Then a young prosecutor in New York City, Sotomayor said O'Connor's rise to the high court showed women that they would have greater opportunities in the legal system.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/04/11/national/w175047D80.DTL#ixzz1rnDk6YMl
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