Sandra Day O'Connor

Seat:

Associate Justice

Appointed by:

Ronald Reagan

Senate confirmation:

Sep 21, 1981

Recorded service:

Oct 19, 1981 – Jan 23, 2006

Lived:

Mar 26, 1930 – Dec 1, 2023

Decisions on record (2892)

• MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981

  New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire et al.

• MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive

• MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Havens Realty Corp. et al. v. Coleman et al.

• MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Zipes et al. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

• MajorityFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981

  G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn et al.

• ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. et al.

• MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981

  United States v. Lee

• MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Herweg et Vir v. Ray, Governor of Iowa, et al.

• MajorityFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981

  City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.

• DissentFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Jewett et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

• Did not participateFeb 23, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Kassel et al.

• MajorityFeb 22, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Tully et al. v. Mobil Oil Corp. et al.

• MajorityJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Merrion et Al., Dba Merrion & Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe et al.

• MajorityJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981

  In Re R. M. J.

• ConcurrenceJan 25, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Smith, Correctional Superintendent v. Phillips

• ConcurrenceJan 19, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Eddings v. Oklahoma

• Did not participateJan 19, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Common Cause et al. v. Schmitt et al.

• MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981

  United States v. Clark et al.

• MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Washington v. Chrisman

• MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981

  United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co.

• DissentJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Community Communications Co., Inc. v. City of Boulder, Colorado, et al.

• MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins et al.

• MajorityJan 13, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Princeton University et al. v. Schmid

• MajorityJan 12, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Cabell, Acting Chief Probation Officer of Los Angeles County, et al. v. Chavez-Salido et al.

• MajorityJan 12, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., et al.

• MajorityJan 12, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Texaco, Inc., et al. v. Short et al.

• MajorityJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Central Trust Co., Rochester, N. Y. v. Official Creditors' Committee of Geiger Enterprises, Inc., et al.

• ConcurrenceJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Boag v. Macdougall, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections

• MajorityJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Hutto, Director, Virginia State Department of Corrections, et al. v. Davis

• MajorityJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Donovan, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Richland County Association for Retarded Citizens

• MajorityJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Blanding et al. v. Dubose et al.

• DissentJan 11, 1982 · October Term 1981

  Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

• ConcurrenceDec 14, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Citizens Against Rent Control/coalition for Fair Housing et al. v. City of Berkeley, California, et al.

• MajorityDec 14, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Polk County et al. v. Dodson

• MajorityDec 14, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Tennessee v. Arkansas

• Did not participateDec 8, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, Personal Representative of the Estates of Fehilly et al.

• MajorityDec 8, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Widmar et al. v. Vincent et al.

• MajorityDec 4, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Harris, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility v. Rivera

• DissentDec 2, 1981 · October Term 1981

  National Labor Relations Board v. Hendricks County Rural Electric Membership Corp.

• DissentDec 2, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Ralston, Warden v. Robinson

• DissentDec 1, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Fair Assessment in Real Estate Association, Inc., et al. v. McNary et al.

• MajorityDec 1, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/peace Education Project et al.

• MajorityDec 1, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Watt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Energy Action Educational Foundation et al.

• MajorityNov 30, 1981 · October Term 1981

  California Ex Rel. Cooper, City Attorney of Santa Ana, California v. Mitchell Brothers' Santa Ana Theater et al.

• MajorityNov 16, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Leeke, Director of South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. v. Timmerman et al.

• MajorityNov 10, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee et al.

• Did not participateNov 10, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Ridgway et al. v. Ridgway et al.

• MajorityNov 9, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Jago, Former Superintendent, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, et al. v. Van Curen

• MajorityNov 2, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Chardon, Secretary of Public Education of Puerto Rico, et al. v. Fernandez et al.

• MajorityOct 19, 1981 · October Term 1981

  Duckworth, Warden v. Serrano