Fast Facts: Sandra Day O'Connor

NAME — Sandra Day O'Connor.

AGE-BIRTH DATE — 75; March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas.

EDUCATION — BA, Stanford University, 1950; LLB, Stanford University, 1952.

EXPERIENCE — Appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court in 1981, confirmed by the Senate 99-0; judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1979-81; judge, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1975-79; majority leader, Arizona Senate, 1973-74; Arizona state senator, 1969-75; assistant attorney general, Arizona, 1965-69; practiced law in Maryvale, Ariz., 1958-60; civilian attorney for Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 1954-57; deputy county attorney, San Mateo County, Calif., 1952-53.

FAMILY — Husband, John Jay O'Connor III; three sons, Scott, Brian and Jay.