Sandra Day O’Connor announced Tuesday she has been diagnosed with dementia and is withdrawing from a post-retirement career.

The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and President Ronald Reagan's first nominee for the high court, Sandra Day O'Connor, announced she is in the early stages of what is likely Alzheimer's disease.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, "probably Alzheimer's disease."

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the US Supreme Court, opened up about the personal anguish of breast cancer five years after surviving it. Then she went public about the effects of her husband's Alzheimer's disease, including his affection for another…

Sandra Day O'Connor, a pioneer in the legal profession who made history in 1981 by becoming the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and remained on the bench for a quarter century, announced on Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with dementia.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to have served on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with beginning stages of dementia.

"Some time ago, doctors diagnosed me with the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease," the former justice wrote in a letter.

Washington Post Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor announces she is withdrawing from public life because of dementia Washington Post Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who became the first female justice in 1981 and then one of …

The most influential justice for much of her tenure on the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor has been diagnosed with dementia and is withdrawing from an influential post-retirement career.

She says she's experiencing the "beginning stages of dementia."

The former Supreme Court justice says she is "no longer able to participate in public life."

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor says she has been diagnosed with dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, "probably Alzheimer's disease." The 88-year-old said in a public letter that her diagnosis was made some time ago and…

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Justice O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the top court, says she is withdrawing from public life.

The former US Supreme Court justice was the first woman to take a spot on the top court in 1981.

88-year-old says her diagnosis was made some time ago and that as her condition has progressed she is "no longer able to participate in public life"

"I never could have imagined that one day I would become the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court"

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has the beginning stages of dementia, 'probably Alzheimer's disease.'

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease."

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to have served on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with beginning stages of dementia.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease."

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease."

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced in a letter that she is retiring from public life due to "the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease." O'Connor was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor revealed in a letter on Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with the "beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease."