Justice O'Connor
Speaks at UF Law Dedication September 9, 2005
U.
S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke
to hundreds of UF law alumni, students, faculty and staff on
the UF law campus September 9, 2005 as the law school celebrated
the dedication of newly
renovated facilities. The new academic space and greatly
expanded library, now dedicated as the Lawton Chiles Legal Information
Center, are considered to be among the finest in the country.
Justice O'Connor's remarks focused on the importance of judicial
independence. They are now published: Sandra Day O'Connor, Remarks
on Judicial Independence, 58 Fla. L. Rev. 1 (2006). To listen
to Justice O'Connor's remarks, go to O'Connor
Dedication Remarks, where an MP3 podcast is available.