STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO R. GONZALES ON THE RETIREMENT OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on July 1, 2005. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2005 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 “Earlier today, Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the Supreme Court of the United States. Her twenty-four historic years on the bench were marked by a profound commitment to justice in every case. Justice O’Connor has been a role model for a generation of young lawyers. Together with all Americans, I thank Justice O’Connor for her dedicated and distinguished public service. She will long be honored in the history of our Nation.” 05-358

Source: US Department of Justice