Video: Sandra Day O'Connor Helps Kick Off Mock Trial Tournament At Furman

Sandra Day O'Connor, who made history in 1981 by becoming the first female justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, visited Furman University on Friday to help kick off the Ney National Mock Trial Tournament.

The American Mock Trial Association selected Furman as one of eight sites across the nation to host opening rounds of the 2012 national championship tournament, which will be held in Minneapolis, Minn. in April.

Twenty-four teams representing 18 colleges and universities will compete in the Ney National March 23-25, including Duke, Emory, Harvard, Princeton, UNC-Chapel Hill and Washington and Lee University. Furman's tournament is named after university trustee, Jim Ney, who will also be participating in the mock trial tournament along with his wife Carol, portraying witnesses and attorneys.