Sandra Day O'Connor

Born March 26, 1930
Supreme Court Justice

Sandra Day O’Connor the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, is renowned as a distinguished jurist and often praised as a “consummate compromiser.” In 1973, she became the first woman to serve as the major leader of a state senate, and her groundbreaking career continued when, in the summer of 1981, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States by Ronald Reagan to fill the vacany left by the retired Potter Stewart. She continues to be known for her dedication to women’s and children’s rights.

O'Connor

Charles Evans Hughes

April 11, 1862 - August 27, 1948
Lawyer and Supreme Court Justice

Charles Evan Hughes was an accomplished jurist and statesman. He was twice a member of the US Supreme Court, including his tenure as the 11th Chief Justice. He also served as the US Secretary of State and Governor of New York. Hughes ran as the Republican Party candidate for the Presidency in 1916, and he led the Supreme Court during the controversies that accompanied Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation.

There is a portrait of Charles Evan Hughes in the National Portrait Gallery's "The 20th Century Americans: 1900-1930" collection.

 

 

 

Hughes

Thurgood Marshall

July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993
Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist

Marshall