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Accomplishments Off the Court:
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor retired from the Supreme Court January 31, 2006, but in many respects she remains as active in retirement as she was while on the Court. She continues her judicial service by hearing cases in the United States Courts of Appeals. In addition, she is a tireless advocate for judicial independence and the Rule of Law throughout the world. She served on the Iraq Study Group as is a board member for the American Bar Association's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI).
Among her other activities, she serves as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary, as a Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation, and as a board member of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the National Constitution Center, and the William H. Rehnquist Center. Most recently, she recruited experts in law, history, education, and technology to develop "iCivics," a web-based education project aimed at engaging middle school students in civics (visit www.icivics.org). In recognition of her lifetime accomplishments, President Barack Obama awarded her the Nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on August 12, 2009 (see medal in case to right). |