Sandra Day O’Connor To Visit UI Campus

Thanks to an endowment from Sherman J. Bellwood, a late district judge, law students and other members of the Idaho legal community will hear from Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in February.

Bellwood’s $1 million endowment is being used to bring top legal experts to the University of Idaho College of Law.

O’Connor will be on campus Feb. 10.

Jack Miller, dean of the College of Law, said O’Connor is widely regarded as the swing vote on issues such as affirmative action and abortion.

“For that reason, many advocates before the court address their arguments specifically to her. She is a central figure in modern American jurisprudence. Her presence on our campus is a great teaching opportunity,” Miller said. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Photo