Guest LilMimi Posted July 5, 2005 b. 1930, first woman on U.S. Supreme Court, she is retiring at age 75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted July 5, 2005 Will retirement be good to her?...Hmm how big is her pention. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,093 Posted October 23, 2018 Sandra Day O'Connor who was the first female justice on the supreme court has announced at 88 that she has early stages dementia which, according to her doctors is possibly Alzheimer's.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45957543 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,073 Posted October 23, 2018 Hmm, I once saw a picture of her on Twitter, 2-3 years ago, already in a wheelchair. Not the strongest person anymore, I could imagine she goes down quickly. (wording?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted January 12, 2019 Could merge this topic with the other one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted January 12, 2019 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Could merge this topic with the other one? I was going to say, what with Ginsburg and O'Conner and Stevens, why not just a SCOTUS thread? Covers em all. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted January 12, 2019 A 14 year gap between posts? Life during retirement has obviously been good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,817 Posted March 26, 2020 Sandra Day O'Connor is 90 today! https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/03/26/sandra-day-oconnor-turns-90-her-history-detailed-online/5084021002/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 27, 2020 17 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said: Sandra Day O'Connor is 90 today! https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/03/26/sandra-day-oconnor-turns-90-her-history-detailed-online/5084021002/ Will a mod please move this to her own thread? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,755 Posted November 17, 2020 On 12/01/2019 at 13:16, Paul Bearer said: A 14 year gap between posts? Life during retirement has obviously been good. Nearly 2 years late to the party with this (doing some longlist research) but just for any other visitors to this page - when she retired in 2005, it wasn't due to personal ill health (although she was interested in retiring). Her husband had Alzheimer's and she wanted to care for him until he passed - he died in 2009. Her retirement was actually delayed due to the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist from cancer around the same time. John Roberts was nominated for O'Connor's Associate Justice slot and ended up as Chief instead! After her husband's death, I think she did lead a relatively healthy and lively retirement until recent years. So this isn't just a history lesson, and since her thread is lacking in any detail about her condition, she survived breast cancer in the late 80s and in late 2018 announced she was withdrawing public life due to a diagnosis of dementia, possibly Alzheimer's (like her husband). https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659816933/sandra-day-oconnor-says-she-has-dementia-withdraws-from-public-life 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 713 Posted December 5, 2021 I think the committee should strongly consider her for the 2022 list. She can't be in great shape at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted December 5, 2021 I honestly thought her dead, and wondered why tf her thread was bumped. I guess I should have posted in another thread lol. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 713 Posted January 2, 2023 Still suprises me she's never made an appearence on the offical list. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 515 Posted December 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Sandra Day O’Connor dead. Crossposting: She's dead. 11 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,079 Posted December 1, 2023 Another Day in paradise 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 300 Posted December 1, 2023 RIP (and thanks for finally freeing up a slot on my personal top 50 after taking up a permanent place for the last 7 years) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 907 Posted December 1, 2023 Three US political figures in a matter of a few days. Wow. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,088 Posted December 1, 2023 And still Carter walks this earth (well maybe not walks) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,205 Posted December 1, 2023 Bury Me, I'm Sandra D... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted December 1, 2023 Not a good week for retired political guys in America, is it???? Who will be next???? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted December 1, 2023 2 hours ago, markb4 said: Three US political figures in a matter of a few days. Wow. I suppose Jimmy Carter is next in line 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 713 Posted December 2, 2023 8 hours ago, chiesa52 said: Not a good week for retired political guys in America, is it???? Who will be next???? Although Carter is the obvious pick, I could actually see Ethel Kennedy beating him to the exit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 433 Posted December 2, 2023 8 hours ago, chiesa52 said: Not a good week for retired political guys in America, is it???? Who will be next???? Joe Lieberman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 886 Posted December 2, 2023 10 hours ago, chiesa52 said: Not a good week for retired political guys in America, is it???? Who will be next???? Alan or Pete Simpson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted December 2, 2023 14 hours ago, chiesa52 said: Not a good week for retired political guys in America, is it???? Who will be next???? It’s been a good week for my top 50…Carter, Kissinger and O’Connor all hits. Sadly too far down the list for DDP success but Jimmy is still offering… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
