State Judges Praise Choice State Judges Praise
SC judges welcomed President Reagan's pick of the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court while urging appointments based on merit, not sex. They praised Sandra Day O'Connor's qualifications and warned against gender as the sole criterion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Reagan
Arizona
Appeals Court
Sandra D. O’connor
High Court
State Supreme Court
Cameron Littlejohn
Littlejohn
O’connor
Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Cox
Allmale
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Clement Haynsworth Jr
Haynsworth
Greenville
G. Ross Anderson Jr
Anderson
Thomas Tisdale
Charleston
Tisdale
Thurmond to reserve judgment on O Connor nomination
Senator Strom Thurmond says he will reserve judgment on Sandra Day O Connor until she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee and after the FBI investigation. He notes he does not know her personally but has heard she is highly recommended. Several South Carolina officials praise the nomination while others caution on abortion and equal rights records.
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Columbia
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Thurmond
Arizona
Appeals Court
Sandra O’connor
FBI
Reagan
O’connor
Nancy Stevenson
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Patterson
Spartanburg
Carroll Campbell
South Carolina
Campbell
Mrs. O’connor
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