When Sandra Day O’Connor stepped down from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, she was the last justice to have served as an elected legislator. She previously was a member of the Arizona state Senate and later its majority leader.
O’Connor died at age 93 on Dec. 1, 2023, and since then, the many obituaries and tribute columns for her noted her state legislative experience and the unique perspective it gave her on the court’s work.
