Judge O’Connor leaves ‘stuffy’ image at office

Public glimpses fail to capture traits nominee shows in private contacted me about arrangements for her golf lessons, and I’m not planning on moving to Washington. She’ll probably have the best handicap on the court.” committal smile is known only to her circle of friends and her family. Supporters speak of her integrity, intelle ct, energy and capacity for hard work. By Chuck Hawley Republic Staff Steve Dunning may be the only person in the United States who doesn’t believe Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Sandra O’Connor will accept her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Dunning, a former assistant golf pro at Paradise Valley Country Club, has tutored the judge’s golf game for two years. His tongue-in-cheek comment was one of many insights on the first woman nominated to the Supreme Court . Even negative comments seem to have an element of grudging praise – demanding, intense, aloof, severe. . “I don’t care what t&e press says,” Dunning said. “I won’t believe she’s going to accept the nomination until I hear from her. She has not Despite the intensity of official and press scrutiny, the person behind that pleasant but nonBy now, her childhood, schooling, career, marriage, political positions and voting record are matters of record – a record compiled and then scrutinized by White House staff, the FBI, proponents, opponents and reporters. Time and Newsweek have devoted a total of 14 pages to the story. In Arizona. it’s become a classic tale of “local girl makes good.” The thousands