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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, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
DissentJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior v. Defenders of Wildlife, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Republic of Argentina and Banco Central De La Republica Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., et al.
DissentJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al.
MajorityJun 12, 1992 · October Term 1991
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. William D. Ford and Thomas L. Johnson
MajorityJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Alan B. Burdick v. Morris Takushi, Director of Elections of Hawaii, et al.
DissentJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Eastman Kodak Company v. Image Technical Services, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Thompson/center Arms Company
ConcurrenceJun 8, 1992 · October Term 1991
Dennis Sochor v. Florida
MajorityJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Guy Hunt, Governor of Alabama et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
Dan Morales, Attorney General of Texas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.
DissentMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee v. Mary Rebecca Freeman
DissentMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Therese A. Burke, Cynthia R. Center, and Linda G. Gibbs
ConcurrenceMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
John H. Evans, Jr. v. United States
MajorityMay 26, 1992 · October Term 1991
Quill Corporation v. North Dakota By and Through Its Tax Commissioner, Heidi Heitkamp
MajorityMay 20, 1992 · October Term 1991
Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden, et al.
ConcurrenceMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Terry Foucha v. Louisiana
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
David Riggins v. Nevada
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Howard Wyatt v. Bill Cole and John Robbins, Ii
MajorityMay 18, 1992 · October Term 1991
Harold Ray Wade v. United States
DissentMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
J. C. Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Jose Tamayo-Reyes
MajorityMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
George F. Denton, Director of Corrections of California, et al. v. Mike Hernandez
DissentMay 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. John H. Williams, Jr.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States of America v. State of Alaska on Bill of Complaint
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
Keyton E. Barker and Pauline Barker, et Al., Peittioners v. Kansas, et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States Department of Energy v. Ohio, et al.
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert J. Taylor, Trustee v. Freeland & Kronz, Wendell G. Freeland and Richard F. Kronz
MajorityApr 21, 1992 · October Term 1991
James Gomez and Daniel Vasquez v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, et al.
DissentApr 6, 1992 · October Term 1991
Keith Jacobson v. United States
MajorityApr 6, 1992 · October Term 1991
Joe Mario Trevino v. Texas
MajorityApr 1, 1992 · October Term 1991
John K. Yee, et al. v. City of Escondido, California
MajorityMar 31, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States Department of Commerce, et al. v. Montana, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 31, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert R. Freeman, et al. v. Willie Eugene Pitts, et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1992 · October Term 1991
Sue Suter, et al. v. Artist M., et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Frank Dennis Felix
MajorityMar 25, 1992 · October Term 1991
William Barnhill v. Elliot Johnson, Trustee
MajorityMar 25, 1992 · October Term 1991
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al. v. Boston and Maine Corporation, et al.
MajorityMar 25, 1992 · October Term 1991
F. Dale Robertson, Chief, United States Forest Service, Et. al. v. Seattle Audubon Society et al.
ConcurrenceMar 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
Robert G. Holmes, Jr. v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation, et al.
DissentMar 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. R. L. C.
MajorityMar 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Robert T. Darden
MajorityMar 24, 1992 · October Term 1991
United States v. Richard Wilson
MajorityMar 9, 1992 · October Term 1991
David Dawson v. Delaware
MajorityMar 9, 1992 · October Term 1991
General Motors Corporation, et al. v. Evert Romein et al.
MajorityMar 9, 1992 · October Term 1991
Joseph Williams v. United States
MajorityMar 9, 1992 · October Term 1991
James R. Stringer v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al.
ConcurrenceMar 9, 1992 · October Term 1991
Connecticut National Bank v. Thomas M. Germain, Trustee for the Estate of O'sullivan's Fuel Oil Co., Inc.
MajorityMar 9, 1992 · October Term 1991
Pfz Properties, Inc. v. Rene Alberto Rodriguez et al.
MajorityMar 4, 1992 · October Term 1991
John J. McCarthy v. Larry Madigan, et al.