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In 2009 and 2010, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan became the third and fourth women to serve as United States Supreme Court justices . Who were the first two women appointed to the highest court in the United States?

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Answer:

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Explanation:

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was elected by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. She occupied this position almost 25 years. She retired in 2006.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was elected as associate justice by President Bill Clinton in 1993. She occupied this position until she died in September 2020

Sonia Sotomayor has occupied the position of associate justice since 2009 She  is America's first Latina Supreme Court justice.

Elena Kagan was nominated in 2010 by President Barack Obama,