Shrouded in genuine mourn and deep respect, the casket of the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lays in repose, as colleagues, citizens, and the country at large pay tribute to an icon. Justice O'Connor, who took her last breath on December 1st at the age of 93, cracked open the marble ceiling as the first woman to grace the nation's highest court in 1981, thereby altering its historical boys-club stature.
A close-up gaze at the ceremony revealed heartfelt tributes like the moving speech delivered by one of Justice O'Connor's former clerks turned reverend, Jane Fahey. Reverend Fahey painted an intimate picture of O'Connor's nurturing spirit. She fondly remembers her devotion towards her clerks as well as their offspring, who O'Connor lovingly termed as her 'grand-clerks'.
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