Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, has died at the age of 93.
She was appointed by former president Ronald Reagan in 1981 and retired from America’s highest court in 2006.
Ms O’Connor died in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the court said.
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