Flags in Ohio ordered to fly at half-staff today in honor of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
ByWHIO Staff
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court Members of the public, right, line up to pay respects to retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
ByWHIO Staff
OHIO — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered flags lowered at half-staff in honor of former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Sandra O’Connor.
The flag lowering for her will run concurrently with the flag lowering for Preble County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Hamilton and Michael Gayhart, who were both killed in a deadly head-on crash on Monday.
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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court Members of the public, right, line up to pay respects to retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court where she will lie in repose, on December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at 93 on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Former law clerks for the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor walk down the steps of the Supreme Court, where she will lie in repose, to await the arrival of her casket at December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court The flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court The flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court The flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court The flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Former law clecks line the steps as the flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor lies in repose at the Supreme Court The flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. O'Connor, an Arizona native and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Dec. 1 at age 93. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: The flag-draped casket of the late retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor arrives at the Supreme Court where she will lie in repose December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, who was the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at the age of 93 on December 1. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: U.S. Supreme Court Police officers place the flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor onto the Lincoln Catafalque in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at 93 on December 1. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: From left, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Sonia Sotomayor Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, stand in front flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during a private service in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at 93 on December 1. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Rev. Dr. Jane E. Fahey speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court on December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at 93 on December 1. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
Late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Lies In Repose In Supreme Court's Great Hall WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. O’Connor, the first woman appointed to be a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at 93 on December 1. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
