OConnor Waves Goodbye to the Bench

The first female justice on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) announced her intention to retire from the high court in a letter to President Bush. After getting the job in 1981, the distinguished Sandra Day O'Connor leaves a vacancy for Bush's first appointment to highest court in the land. Justice O'Connor leaves a long and distinguished career behind the bench. She's had a few firsts for women during her lifetime. Back in 1973, she became the first woman in the country to serve as a state senate majority leader in her home state of Arizona. She served on all three branches of Arizona state government during his service to that state.