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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)

MajorityJan 8, 2002 · October Term 2001
Larry Dean Dusenbery v. United States
MajorityDec 12, 2001 · October Term 2001
Terry L. Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Robert Douglas Smith
MajorityDec 10, 2001 · October Term 2001
United States v. Mark James Knights
Did not participateDec 10, 2001 · October Term 2001
J. E. M. Ag Supply, Inc., Dba Farm Advantage, Inc., et al. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
MajorityNov 27, 2001 · October Term 2001
Correctional Services Corporation v. John E. Malesko
DissentNov 27, 2001 · October Term 2001
Chickasaw Nation v. United States
MajorityNov 27, 2001 · October Term 2001
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation, et al.
MajorityNov 13, 2001 · October Term 2001
United States Postal Service v. Maria A. Gregory
MajorityNov 13, 2001 · October Term 2001
Trw Inc. v. Adelaide Andrews
MajorityNov 13, 2001 · October Term 2001
State of Nebraska v. States of Wyoming and Colorado
MajorityJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Lorillard Tobacco Company, et al. v. Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Anthony Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, et al.
ConcurrenceJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Melvin Tyler v. Burl Cain, Warden
MajorityJun 28, 2001 · October Term 2000
Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service
DissentJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Enrico St. Cyr
DissentJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Deboris Calcano-Martinez, et al. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
ConcurrenceJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Nevada, et al. v. Floyd Hicks, et al.
DissentJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States and Department of Agriculture v. United Foods, Inc.
MajorityJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee
MajorityJun 25, 2001 · October Term 2000
New York Times Company, Inc., et al. v. Jonathan Tasini, et al.
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
George Duncan, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility v. Sherman Walker
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
Donald Saucier v. Elliot M. Katz and in Defense of Animals
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States v. Mead Corporation
MajorityJun 18, 2001 · October Term 2000
Idaho v. United States et al.
DissentJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
State of Kansas v. State of Colorado
DissentJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
Danny Lee Kyllo v. United States
DissentJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
Tuan Anh Nguyen and Joseph Boulais v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
MajorityJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
Good News Club, et al. v. Milford Central School
MajorityJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
Alabama v. Michael Herman Bozeman
MajorityJun 11, 2001 · October Term 2000
Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. Don King, et al.
MajorityJun 4, 2001 · October Term 2000
Florida v. Robert A. Thomas
MajorityJun 4, 2001 · October Term 2000
John Paul Penry v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
MajorityJun 4, 2001 · October Term 2000
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation v. Celestine Garris, Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher Garris, Deceased
MajorityJun 4, 2001 · October Term 2000
United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc., et al. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, et al.
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
Atkinson Trading Company, Inc. v. Joe Shirley, Jr., et al.
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
Pga Tour, Inc. v. Casey Martin
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
Timothy Booth v. C. O. Churner, et al.
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
State of New Hampshire v. State of Maine
MajorityMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
Dale G. Becker v. Betty Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio, et al.
ConcurrenceMay 29, 2001 · October Term 2000
Arkansas v. Kenneth Andrew Sullivan
ConcurrenceMay 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
Bartnicki et al. v. Vopper, Aka Williams, et al.
Did not participateMay 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States v. Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California, et al.
MajorityMay 21, 2001 · October Term 2000
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, et al. v. United International Holdings, Inc. et al.
MajorityMay 14, 2001 · October Term 2000
Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
MajorityMay 14, 2001 · October Term 2000
Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee
MajorityMay 14, 2001 · October Term 2000
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative and Jeffrey Jones
MajorityMay 14, 2001 · October Term 2000
Major League Baseball Players Association v. Steve Garvey
MajorityApr 30, 2001 · October Term 2000
C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma