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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

In plain language

Sandra Day O'Connor, associate justice.
Appointed by Ronald Reagan; confirmed September 21, 1981.
Court service October 19, 1981 to January 23, 2006.

Decisions on record (2892)

MajorityJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
Marek et al. v. Chesny, Individually, and As Administrator of the Estate of Chesny
MajorityJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Shearer, Individually and As Administratrix for the Estate of Shearer
DissentJun 27, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Assn., AFL-CIO, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Estate of Thornton et al. v. Caldor, Inc.
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. National Bank of Commerce
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1985 · October Term 1984
Jean et al. v. Nelson, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al.
DissentJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hooper et al. v. Bernalillo County Assessor
MajorityJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
In Re Snyder
MajorityJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
Cornelius, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Nutt et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Albertini
MajorityJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
McDonald v. Smith
ConcurrenceJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mitchell v. Forsyth
MajorityJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund et al. v. Central Transport, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 19, 1985 · October Term 1984
Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Johnson et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Baldwin v. Alabama
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller, An Infant, By and Through Koller et Ux., Her Natural Guardians, et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution At Walpole v. Hill et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1985 · October Term 1984
Maryland v. Macon
MajorityJun 11, 1985 · October Term 1984
Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.
MajorityJun 11, 1985 · October Term 1984
Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner et al.
ConcurrenceJun 11, 1985 · October Term 1984
Caldwell v. Mississippi
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1985 · October Term 1984
Northeast Bancorp, Inc., et al. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1985 · October Term 1984
Lowe et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission
MajorityJun 10, 1985 · October Term 1984
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Pueblo of Santa Ana
Did not participateJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Schreiber v. Burlington Northern, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Williams et al. v. Vermont et al.
ConcurrenceJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Wallace, Governor of Alabama, et al. v. Jaffree et al.
MajorityJun 4, 1985 · October Term 1984
Atkins, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare v. Parker et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hillsborough County, Florida, et al. v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Massachusetts
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Montana et al. v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
ConcurrenceJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Garrett v. United States
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
City of Oklahoma City v. Tuttle, Individually, and As Administratrix of the Estate of Tuttle
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
National Farmers Union Insurance Cos. et al. v. Crow Tribe of Indians et al.
MajorityJun 3, 1985 · October Term 1984
Russell v. United States
DissentMay 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio
MajorityMay 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth et al.
MajorityMay 28, 1985 · October Term 1984
Gould v. Ruefenacht et Al
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Ponte, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution v. Real
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., et al. v. Nation Enterprises et al.
MajorityMay 20, 1985 · October Term 1984
Black, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections and Human Resources, et al. v. Romano
MajorityMay 13, 1985 · October Term 1984
Hopfmann et al. v. Connolly et al.
MajorityMay 12, 1985 · October Term 1984
United States v. Benchimol