Posted on 04/08/2006 12:06:01 PM PDT by Ligeia
WILLIAMSBURG (AP) -- Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor traded judge's robes for an academic gown yesterday as she was installed in the honorary post of chancellor of the College of William & Mary.
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Mrs. O'Connor succeeds former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, who was appointed in 2000 to replace former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
William & Mary was chartered in 1693 by King William III and Queen Mary II.
The chancellor serves as an adviser to the president and an advocate for the school and meets occasionally with students and faculty.
Until 1776, the chancellor was an English subject who served as the college's advocate to the crown. George Washington was William & Mary's first chancellor after the American Revolution.
Mrs. O'Connor is the second Supreme Court justice to hold the post. The late Chief Justice Warren Burger was chancellor from 1986 to 1993.
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Perfect place for a leftist.
I believe Robert E Lee was once Chancellor there.
Wish he was there now.
Actually, Lee served as president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. It subsequently was renamed Washington & Lee University.
Yep.
Thus, it might be better thought of as Virginia State at Williamsburg...
Thank You for that information. I knew he had been an officer at a college I dont know why I thought it was William and Mary.
But, wait! Didn't the dear Justice retire because she wanted to spend more time with her husband who is suffering from Alzhiemer's? Seems I have read that she has been making the speaking circuit, and now this. Interesting.
Why the hate from so many here? She's retired, thank her for her service to this country and wish her the best.
It's exactly her "service" to this county that we so despise. She could have been a great leader, but instead chose the easy path that is liberalism.
I don't care for her reasoning in Lawrence v. Texas where she cited international laws and trends instead of basing her decision on the U.S. Constitution. I was happy when she chose to retire. Now she's off to do more damage at one of our fine universities. I wish her the best and hope her influence is minimal.
Can you say Rockefeller??
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