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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)

MajorityFeb 18, 1997 · October Term 1996
Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., et al. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, et al.
MajorityFeb 18, 1997 · October Term 1996
General Motors Corporation v. Roger W. Tracy, Tax Commissioner of Ohio
MajorityFeb 18, 1997 · October Term 1996
California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, et al. v. Dillingham Construction, N. A., Inc., and Manuel J. Arceo, Dba Sound Systems Media
MajorityFeb 18, 1997 · October Term 1996
Charles T. Robinson, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company
MajorityJan 21, 1997 · October Term 1996
Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Marvin K. Youpee, Sr., et al.
DissentJan 14, 1997 · October Term 1996
Johnny Lynn Old Chief v. United States
MajorityJan 14, 1997 · October Term 1996
Darlene Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc.
ConcurrenceJan 14, 1997 · October Term 1996
John W. Atherton, Jr. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, As Receiver for City Savings, F. S. B.
MajorityJan 14, 1997 · October Term 1996
Tom Grimmett, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Vincent Siragusa, and Joanne Siragusa v. Patricia L. Brown et al.
MajorityJan 6, 1997 · October Term 1996
United States v. Vernon Watts
MajorityDec 16, 1996 · October Term 1996
M. L. B. v. S. L. J., Individually and As Next Friend of the Minor Children, S. L. J. and M. L. J., et Ux.
MajorityDec 16, 1996 · October Term 1996
Daniel Greene v. Georgia
MajorityDec 10, 1996 · October Term 1996
Caterpillar Inc. v. James David Lewis
DissentDec 10, 1996 · October Term 1996
Kevin M. O'gilvie and Stephanie L. O'gilvie, Minors v. United States
MajorityDec 2, 1996 · October Term 1996
United States et al. v. Laddie F. Jose, Trustee of Jose Business Trust, et al.
MajorityDec 2, 1996 · October Term 1996
In Re Maria Luisa Costell Gaydos
MajorityNov 18, 1996 · October Term 1996
Ohio v. Robert D. Robinette
MajorityNov 13, 1996 · October Term 1996
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Yueh-Shaio Yang
MajorityNov 6, 1996 · October Term 1996
Vicky M. Lopez, et al. v. Monterey County, California, et al.
MajorityNov 4, 1996 · October Term 1996
California et al. v. Kenneth Duane Roy
MajorityOct 21, 1996 · October Term 1996
United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, et al. v. Legal Assistance for Vietnamese Asylum Seekers, Inc., et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Winstar Corporation, et al.
MajorityJul 1, 1996 · October Term 1995
Pennsylvania v. Edwin Labron
MajorityJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ellis Wayne Felker v. Tony Turpin, Warden
MajorityJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Umbehr
MajorityJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
O'hare Truck Service, Incorporated, et al. v. City of Northlake et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 1996 · October Term 1995
Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
DissentJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lora Lohr et Vir
MajorityJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Virginia et al.
MajorityJun 26, 1996 · October Term 1995
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones, Treasurer v. Federal Election Commission
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Guy Jerome Ursery
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ray A. Lewis v. United States
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Fletcher Casey, Jr., et al.
MajorityJun 24, 1996 · October Term 1995
William Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Coleman Wayne Gray v. J. D. Netherland, Warden
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
James Griffin Lane v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. Reorganized Cf&i Fabricators of Utah, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1996 · October Term 1995
Antony Brown, et al. v. Pro Football, Inc., Dba Washington Redskins, et al.
DissentJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Juan Melendez v. United States
MajorityJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, et Al., v. Jane L., et al.
MajorityJun 17, 1996 · October Term 1995
Arthur Calderon, Warden v. Charles Edward Moore, Jr.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Ruth O. Shaw, et al. v. James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, et al. v. Al Vera et al.
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Carrie Jaffee, Special Administrator for Ricky Allen, Sr., Deceased v. Mary Lu Redmond et al.
DissentJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Montana v. James Allen Egelhoff
MajorityJun 13, 1996 · October Term 1995
Stacey C. Koon v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Brian J. Degen v. United States
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Exxon Company, U. S. A., et al. v. Sofec, Inc., et al.
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
United States v. International Business Machines Corporation
MajorityJun 10, 1996 · October Term 1995
Lockheed Corporation, et al. v. Paul L. Spink