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Reagan signs O’Connor nomination

August 20, 1981

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Type: Newspaper mention
Source: Tempe Daily News
Collection: The Kauffman-Henry Collection
Date is approximate: No

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Los Angeles (AP) – President Reagan has signed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House announced Wednesday. The nomination was being sent to the Senate, which is due back in session Sept. 9 following a five-week recess. The nomination of O’Connor is subject to confirmation by the Senate. Reagan had announced July 7 that he planned to nominate O’Connor, 51, a state appeals court judge in Arizona, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Associate Justice Potter Stewart on July 3. The White House also said that Reagan has appointed Warren Clark Jr. as deputy representative on the economic and social council of the United Nations. Clark, 45, a native of Bronxville, N.Y., is currently financial attache and treasury representative at the American embassy in Ottawa. He will succeed Robert Kaufman.

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