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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)

DissentJun 15, 1988 · October Term 1987
Webster, Director of Central Intelligence v. Doe
MajorityJun 15, 1988 · October Term 1987
Pinter et al. v. Dahl et al.
DissentJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Association
DissentJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Indian Head, Inc.
MajorityJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Van Cauwenberghe v. Biard
MajorityJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Berkovitz et al. v. United States
DissentJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Loeffler v. Frank, Postmaster General of the United States
MajorityJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Michigan v. Chesternut
ConcurrenceJun 13, 1988 · October Term 1987
Johnson v. Mississippi
ConcurrenceJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Morgan
MajorityJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
Maynard, Warden, et al. v. Cartwright
DissentJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
Mills v. Maryland
MajorityJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc.
MajorityJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
Meyer, Colorado Secretary of State, et al. v. Grant et al.
MajorityJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1
MajorityJun 6, 1988 · October Term 1987
Clark v. Jeter
MajorityMay 31, 1988 · October Term 1987
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Martin Exploration Management Co. et al.
MajorityMay 31, 1988 · October Term 1987
Amadeo v. Zant
MajorityMay 31, 1988 · October Term 1987
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Mallen et Al
MajorityMay 31, 1988 · October Term 1987
Satterwhite v. Texas
MajorityMay 31, 1988 · October Term 1987
New Energy Company of Indiana v. Limbach, Tax Commissioner of Ohio, et al.
DissentMay 31, 1988 · October Term 1987
K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Wheat v. United States
DissentMay 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Goodyear Atomic Corp. v. Miller et al.
MajorityMay 23, 1988 · October Term 1987
Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.
DissentMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States Department of Justice et al. v. Julian et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd. v. McNamara, Secretary of Revenue and Taxation of Louisiana
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
California v. Greenwood et al.
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
City of New York et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
ConcurrenceMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
Patrick v. Burget et al.
ConcurrenceMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co.
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
McLaughlin, Secretary of Labor v. Richland Shoe Co.
MajorityMay 16, 1988 · October Term 1987
Chick Kam Choo et al. v. Exxon Corp. et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
Huddleston v. United States
MajorityMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States v. Providence Journal Co. et al.
MajorityMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.
DissentMay 2, 1988 · October Term 1987
Kungys v. United States
DissentApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Hicks, District Attorney for County of Orange, California, Acting on Behalf of Feiock v. Feiock
MajorityApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Landers v. National Railroad Passengers Corporation et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of the State of Oregon, et al. v. Smith
MajorityApr 27, 1988 · October Term 1987
United States Postal Service v. National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO
MajorityApr 25, 1988 · October Term 1987
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
DissentApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
South Carolina v. Baker, Secretary of the Treasury
MajorityApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Traynor v. Turnage, Administrator, Veterans' Administration, et al.
ConcurrenceApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Edward J. Debartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council et al.
MajorityApr 20, 1988 · October Term 1987
Regents of the University of California v. Public Employment Relations Board et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Richard E. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture, et al. v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association et al.
MajorityApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne Pope, Executrix of the Estate of H. Everett Pope, Jr., Deceased
Did not participateApr 19, 1988 · October Term 1987
Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs, et al. v. Isla Petroleum Corporation et al.