Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor smiles as she attends a discussion at Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, on March 8, 2004. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who made history as the first female justice, said that she has dementia in a letter sent to the nation.
O'Connor, 88, said in the letter addressed to her fellow Americans that she had some news to share.