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John Jay O'Connor III (January 10, 1930 – November 11, 2009) was an American lawyer and the husband of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the court. O'Connor, a prominent lawyer in Arizona, suffered from Alzheimer's disease during his later life. His illness played a significant role ...
- Lawyer
- November 11, 2009 (aged 79), Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- John Jay O'Connor III, January 10, 1930, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Dec 1, 2023 · Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor 's love story with her husband, John Jay O'Connor, was one touched by the strain of Alzheimer's — the disease that's believed to have taken both ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Her husband, John Jay O’Connor III, whom she met when they were both students at Stanford Law School and married shortly after her graduation in 1952, died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2009.
- 20 min
- Linda Greenhouse
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day and John Jay O’Connor III met when they were assigned to proofread the same article on The Stanford Law Review. She had previously dated William Rehnquist, who went on to lead the ...
Dec 19, 2023 · 8. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was honored at her funeral service in Washington for her trailblazing role as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. She died earlier this month at the age of ...
- 2 min
- Abbie VanSickle
Dec 19, 2023 · Jay H. O’Connor, the son of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, called his mother a “force of nature” — but admitted she had been keeping a secret. “Years ago, while going through my mom's ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whose funeral is Tuesday, is being remembered as a Supreme Court trailblazer. After retiring from the bench in 2006, she worked to expand civics education in schools.
