Lorna E. Lockwood
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Lorna Elizabeth Lockwood (1903 – September 23, 1977) was a Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
. She was the first female Chief Justice of a state supreme court in the United States. In the 1960s she was almost nominated by President Lyndon Johnson
to be the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. Instead, Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall
, the first African American
to serve on the high court.
Lockwood died at the age of 74 from complication with pneumonia
. It wouldn't be until 1981 that a woman would serve on the nation's highest court: Sandra Day O'Connor
, appointed by President Ronald Reagan
. Like Lockwood, O'Connor was a native of Arizona.
Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Arizona. It consists of a Chief Justice, a Vice Chief Justice, and three associate justices. Each justice is appointed by the governor of Arizona from a list recommended by a bipartisan commission. Justices stand for...
. She was the first female Chief Justice of a state supreme court in the United States. In the 1960s she was almost nominated by President Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
to be the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. Instead, Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from October 1967 until October 1991...
, the first African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
to serve on the high court.
Lockwood died at the age of 74 from complication with pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
. It wouldn't be until 1981 that a woman would serve on the nation's highest court: Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor is an American jurist who was the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the Court in 2006. O'Connor was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981...
, appointed by President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
. Like Lockwood, O'Connor was a native of Arizona.
External links
- Lorna Lockwood at Women's Legal History Biography Project at Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
- Lorna Elizabeth Lockwood: In Pursuit of the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court Nomination
- TIME Magazine article