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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)

MajorityMay 1, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Juan Paul Robertson
ConcurrenceApr 26, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
MajorityApr 26, 1995 · October Term 1994
New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans, et al. v. Travelers Insurance Company, et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1995 · October Term 1994
California Department of Corrections, et al. v. Jose Ramon Morales
MajorityApr 25, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Lori Rabin Williams
MajorityApr 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Celotex Corporation v. Bennie Edwards et Ux.
MajorityApr 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Joseph McIntyre, Executor of Estate of Margaret McIntyre, Deceased v. Ohio Elections Commission
DissentApr 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Marvin Stone v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityApr 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Curtis Lee Kyles v. John P. Whitley, Warden
MajorityApr 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury v. Coors Brewing Company
MajorityApr 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Ed Plaut, et Ux., et al. v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc., et al.
ConcurrenceApr 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Margaret Whitecotton et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Freightliner Corporation, et al. v. Ben Myrick, et Ux., et al.
MajorityApr 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
George W. Heintz, et al. v. Darlene Jenkins
MajorityApr 17, 1995 · October Term 1994
Fred A. Whitaker v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County (Merrill Reese, Inc., Real Party in Interest)
DissentApr 3, 1995 · October Term 1994
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc.
MajorityMar 28, 1995 · October Term 1994
Qualitex Company v. Jacobson Products Company, Inc.
MajorityMar 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Eloise Anderson, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al. v. Verna Edwards, Etc., et al.
MajorityMar 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company et al.
MajorityMar 20, 1995 · October Term 1994
Bryan Goeke, Superintendent, Renz Correctional Center v. Lynda Ruth Branch
MajorityMar 6, 1995 · October Term 1994
Antonio Mastrobuono and Diana G. Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., et al.
MajorityMar 6, 1995 · October Term 1994
Curtiss-Wright Corporation v. Frank C. Schoonejongen, et al.
DissentMar 6, 1995 · October Term 1994
Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital
ConcurrenceMar 1, 1995 · October Term 1994
Arizona v. Isaac Evans
MajorityMar 1, 1995 · October Term 1994
Tom Swint, et al. v. Chambers County Commission, et al.
MajorityFeb 28, 1995 · October Term 1994
Arthur L. Gustafson, et al. v. Alloyd Company, Incorporated, Fka Alloyd Holdings, Incorporated, et al.
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States, et al. v. National Treasury Employees Union et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Louise Harris v. Alabama
ConcurrenceFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company et al.
MajorityFeb 22, 1995 · October Term 1994
Eloise Anderson, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al. v. Deshawn Green, Debby Venturella and Diana P. Bertollt, Etc.
DissentFeb 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Michael A. Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
MajorityFeb 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Milwaukee Brewery Workers' Pension Plan v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company and Stroh Brewery Company
MajorityFeb 21, 1995 · October Term 1994
Robert O'neal v. Fred McAninch, Warden
ConcurrenceJan 23, 1995 · October Term 1994
Lloyd Schlup v. Paul K. Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
MajorityJan 23, 1995 · October Term 1994
Christine McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Company
MajorityJan 23, 1995 · October Term 1994
William Duncan, Warden v. Robert E. Henry
MajorityJan 19, 1995 · October Term 1994
Nationsbank of North Carolina, N. A., et al. v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Asgrow Seed Company v. Denny Winterboer and Becky Winterboer, Dba Deebees
ConcurrenceJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
United States v. Gary Mezzanatto
DissentJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
American Airlines, Inc. v. Myron Wolens et al.
ConcurrenceJan 18, 1995 · October Term 1994
Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc., and Terminix International Company v. G. Michael Dobson et al.
MajorityJan 10, 1995 · October Term 1994
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Transcon Lines, et al.
DissentJan 10, 1995 · October Term 1994
Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States
MajorityDec 12, 1994 · October Term 1994
Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Fred P. Gardner
MajorityDec 12, 1994 · October Term 1994
Nebraska Department of Revenue v. John Loewenstein
MajorityDec 6, 1994 · October Term 1994
Federal Election Commission v. Nra Political Victory Fund et al.
MajorityDec 6, 1994 · October Term 1994
Charles J. Reich v. Marcus E. Collins, Revenue Commissioner of Georgia, et al.
MajorityNov 29, 1994 · October Term 1994
United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc., et al.
DissentNov 14, 1994 · October Term 1994
Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
MajorityNov 8, 1994 · October Term 1994
U. S. Bancorp Mortgage Company v. Bonner Mall Partnership