Women on the bench.

• Position: GOVERNMENT

In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, paving the way for more women to become federal judges.

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FEMALE APPOINTMENTS AS WOMEN TOTAL PERCENTAGE JUDGES JUDGES OF PRESIDENT APPOINTED APPOINTED TOTAL George W. Bush 45 213 21% Bill Clinton 104 364 29% George H. W. Bush 36 187 19% Ronald Reagan 30 359 8% Jimmy Carter 40 258 16% Gerald R. Ford 1 62 2% Richard M...