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Nov 9, 2009 · Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-2023) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006, and was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate...
May 19, 2024 · Sandra Day O’Connor, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her pragmatism and for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions. She was the author of several books.
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Dec 1, 2023 · Daily Correspondent. Before Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman Supreme Court justice, she was a cowgirl growing up on an Arizona cattle ranch during the Great Depression. Dubbed “ Lazy...
Dec 14, 2023 · The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor played a key role in some of the Supreme Court’s major decisions during her nearly 25 years on the bench.
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Dec 6, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor, shortly after her Supreme Court nomination was confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 1, 1981. Sandra Day O’Connor’s experience as a legislator guided her consensus-building work...
While personally disdaining the label “swing vote,” O’Connor frequently found herself referred to as such by the press because her pragmatic approach to judging sometimes resulted in her vote being cast among the majority in 5-4 decisions.
