O’Connor Promises to be ‘Very Busy, Very Fast’

WASHINGTON (AP) -Sandra Day O’Connor, confirmed by a unanimous Senate as the first woman justice on the Supreme Court, promises to be “very busy, very fast” after she is sworn in later this week. There is no clear indication, however, how she will vote on social and constitutional issues that come before the court. The 51-year-old Arizona appeals judge won a 99-0 endorsement in the Senate on Monday as the 102nd justice in the 191-yea’r history of the nation’s highest court. She will be youngest of the nine members. Mrs. O’Connor will be sworn in for the lifetime appointment in ceremonies Friday in the Supreme Court building. “My hope is that 10 years from now, after I’ve been across the street and worked for a while, that they’ll all feel glad for the wonderful vote they gave me today,” a smiling Mrs. O’Connor said at an appearance on the Capitol steps. Once installed on the court, which opens its 1981-82 term Oct. 5, “I’m going to get very busy, very fast,” Mrs. O’Connor said. Reagan hailed a “happy and historic day” and said in a statement that Mrs. O’Connor’s confirmation “symbolizes the richness of opportunity that still abides in America – opportunity that permits persons of any sex, age or race, from every section and walk of life, to aspire and achieve in a manner never before even dreamed about in human history.” The vote, following four hours of laudatory speeches by conservatives and liberals alike, was a vic-tory for Reagan as well as Mrs. O’Connor. Opposition to Mrs.