FLAG ADVISORY

December 19, 2023

Contact: Amelia Joy

Flags at Half-Staff Statewide in Honor of Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday December 19, 2023, in honor of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served until 2006.

Sandra Day O’Connor will be remembered as a trailblazer for women in government.

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