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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

First woman on high court, O'Connor faced little opposition

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

99-0. That was the tally, unimaginable in today's hyperpolarized environment, by which the Senate made Sandra Day O'Connor the first woman on the Supreme Court.

Such a lopsided result is certainly not in the cards for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court if she wins Senate confirmation after hearings that begin Monday.

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