Woman Tops List For Court

July 2, 1981

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Type: Newspaper article
Author: Lou Cannon
Source: The Washington Post
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Arizona Judge Has Strong Credentials, Conservative Views

Arizona Woman Heading List For Supreme Court Vacancy

Sandra D. O'Connor, a prominent Arizona jurist with Republican political credentials, has emerged as a leading candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy that will be created Friday when Justice Potter Stewart retires. Well-placed administration officials confirmed that O'Connor, who received a high ranking from the Arizona Bar Association and was third in the Stanford law school class in which Justice William H Rehnquist finished first, had been interviewed for the job. She is believed to be the only potential nominee interviewed so far, and hers is one of a few names, most of them of women, on a "short list" reposing now with a handful of top White House aides and Attorney General William French Smith. "She hasn't been chosen yet, but she's close," said one source. O'Connor, a 51-year-old judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the state's political and professional circles, impressing colleagues with her intellect, demeanor, organizational abilities and conservative views. She received one of the highest ratings of any judge evaluated in a 1980 state bar poll - 90 percent favorable. In addition to her legal credentials, O'Connor has strong backing from Arizona's senators, Barry Goldwater (R) and Dennis DeConcind (D), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and from former House Republican leader John J. Rhodes.

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