Judges and Judiciary,
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 5, 2023
What I Learned From SO’C
What I cherish most from my time with her, as well as from our more sporadic interactions in the many years since my clerkship ended, is what I learned watching how she approached being a justice and life in general.
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
In the last few days, journalists, judges, lawyers, and politicians have paid tribute to Sandra Day O’Connor. Those tributes have heralded her time on the United States Supreme Court, including her long-running stint as the critical “fifth vote” on cases that defined our civil and criminal rights. Those tributes have also celebrated her role as a trailblazing pioneer, as she shattered the “glass ceiling” again and again, most notably by her...
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