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    Sandra Day O'Connor

    Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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  1. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, and served from 1981 until 2006. Beginning with her childhood growing up on her family’s ranch, the exhibition recalls her life before joining the Supreme Court, her service and accomplishments on the Court, and her continuing legacy off the Court ...

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    In July 1981, President Reagan kept his promise and nominated Sandra Day O'Connor. The Senate quickly confirmed her 99-0, with only the absent Senator Max Baucus not able to participate in the historic vote. Thus, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice in the 191-year history of the Supreme Court.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · Sandra Day O’Connor retired from the court on January 31, 2006. Part of her reason for retiring was to spend more time with her husband, John Jay O’Connor (who died in 2009) and their three ...

  4. Dec 1, 2023 · Dec. 1, 2023. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the United States Supreme Court, a rancher’s daughter who wielded great power over American law from her seat at the center of the court ...

  5. Dec 1, 2023 · From the early 1990s until her retirement in 2006, she was the indisputable swing justice. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court ...

  6. Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1981 to 2006. Read about her career, accomplishments, and more.

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  8. 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. [5] [6] A moderate conservative ...