Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to honor former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie will present the National Association of Secretary of State’s 2009 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award to former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in Washington on Friday.
When nominating O’Connor last year, Ritchie said:
“In our current climate of destructive partisanship and increasing number of threats directed at judges, Justice O’Connor’s work in establishing the Our Courts program in conjunction with Georgetown Law is a commendable effort to educate Americans about the importance of an independent judiciary and the need to protect its autonomy,” said Ritchie.
“For her tireless work to protect our nation’s system of justice, I believe there is no better recipient for this prestigious national award,” he said.
