THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, November 15, 1994 TAG: 9411150294
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: WILLIAMSBURG LENGTH: Short : 36 lines
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke to more than 400 William and Mary faculty and students Monday about the workings of the Supreme Court and the role of its justices.
``You know there is no how-to-do-it manual on how to be a justice,'' the 64-year-old associate justice said, describing some of her experiences on the court.
O'Connor, a Stanford University law school graduate, appeared at the school as part of a lecture series sponsored by the Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
She also fielded questions from students and other audience members about the workings of the court and its other female justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
``It's a great joy to have her there,'' O`Connor said. ``She's a wonderful justice.''
Before Ginsburg arrived, O'Connor said, ``people would say, `You've seen one female Supreme Court justice, you've seen them all.' They can't say that anymore.''
O'Connor, appointed in 1981 by President Reagan, is the first woman associate justice on the court. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by TAMARA VONINSKI
Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman justice of the U.S. Supreme Court,
spoke to students and faculty Monday at the Judges Forum, held by
the College of William and Mary.
by CNB