Rose Bird, the former California chief justice who died Saturday at age 63, left a legacy far different than the one the trailblazing liberal jurist might have intended. After a string of "firsts" -- she was the state's first female Cabinet officer and the first woman to serve on the state's highest court -- Bird and two other colleagues became the first to be booted off the court by voters.
December 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Rose Bird, the former California chief justice who died Saturday at age 63, left a legacy far different than the one the trailblazing liberal jurist might have intended.
After a string of “firsts” — she was the state’s first female Cabinet officer and the first woman to serve on the state’s highest court — Bird and two other colleagues became the first to be booted off the court by voters.
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