July 11, 2003

Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR TO VISIT SERBIA

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, one of nine justices on the highest court in the United States, will visit Serbia July 13-15 as part of a regional tour. Justice O'Connor, from Arizona, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, becoming the first woman justice in the court's history. She took her seat on the Court on September 25,1981.

During her visit, which is sponsored by the American Bar Association's Central and East European Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI), Justice O'Connor will give a speech on July 14 at 14:00 at Congress Hall B of the Sava Center in Belgrade on "The Importance of an Independent Judiciary in a Democratic Society."

All media wishing to cover Justice O’Connor’s remarks and questions and answers session should be at the Sava Center no later than 13:15 on July 14.

From Left to Right: Ambassador William D. Montgomery; Patricia Wald, formerly Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals and American Judicial Representative at ICTY; Sandra Day O'Connor, US Supreme Court Associate Justice; Natasa Rasic, director of the Judicial Training Center

S leva na desno: Ambasador Vilijem D. Montgomeri; Patriša Vald, bivši glavni sudija Apelacionog suda SAD i američki sudski predstavnik u Međunarodnom krivičnom sudu za bivšu Jugoslaviju; Sandra Dej O’Konor, sudija Vrhovnog suda SAD; Nataša Rašić, direktor Provosudnog centra

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor addresses the audience

Sudija Sandra Dej O’Konor obraća se prisutnima

Judge Patricia Wald addresses the audience

Sudija Patriša Vald obraća se prisutnima

Guests at the conference

Učesnici konferencije

11. jul 2003

Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

SUDIJA SANDRA DEJ O’KONOR U POSETI SRBIJI

Sudija Vrhovnog suda Sjedinjenih Država Sandra Dej O’Konor, jedna od devet sudija najvišeg suda u Sjedinjenim Državama, posetiće Srbiju od 13. do 15. jula kao deo regionalnih poseta. Sudija O’Konor, poreklom iz Arizone i nominovana za Vrhovni sud od strane predsednika Ronalda Regana, postala je prva žena sudija u istoriji suda. Preuzela je dužnost u sudu 25. septembra 1981. godine.

Tokom posete, koja je podržana od Pravne inicijative za srednju i istočnu Evropu Američke advokatske komore (ABA/CEELI), sudija O’Konor održaće govor 14. jula u 14:00 časova u kongresnoj sali B Sava Centra u Beogradu na temu "Važnost nezavisnog sudstva u demokratskom društvu."

Mediji zainteresovani za praćenje govora sudije O’Konor i sesije sa pitanjima i odgovorima treba da budu u Sava Centru u ponedeljak 14. jula u 13:15 časova.