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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 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
Bernal v. Fainter, Secretary of State of Texas, et al.
MajorityMay 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hawaii Housing Authority et Al v. Midkiff et al.
DissentMay 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
New York v. Uplinger et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C., et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Lorenzetti
MajorityMay 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Gouveia et al.
MajorityMay 29, 1984 · October Term 1983
Arizona v. Rumsey
MajorityMay 22, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hishon v. King & Spalding
DissentMay 22, 1984 · October Term 1983
South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources of Alaska, et al.
MajorityMay 22, 1984 · October Term 1983
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Day et al.
MajorityMay 21, 1984 · October Term 1983
Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States
MajorityMay 21, 1984 · October Term 1983
Seattle Times Co., Dba the Seattle Times, et al. v. Rhinehart et al.
MajorityMay 21, 1984 · October Term 1983
Waller v. Georgia
MajorityMay 21, 1984 · October Term 1983
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc., et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1984 · October Term 1983
Welsh v. Wisconsin
MajorityMay 15, 1984 · October Term 1983
Escondido Mutual Water Co. et al. v. La Jolla Band of Mission Indians et al.
MajorityMay 15, 1984 · October Term 1983
Members of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles et al. v. Taxpayers for Vincent et al.
DissentMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
Pulliam, Magistrate for the County of Culpeper, Virginia v. Allen et al.
Did not participateMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
Hoover et al. v. Ronwin et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services v. Ringer et al.
MajorityMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Cronic
MajorityMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
Strickland, Superintendent, Florida State Prison, et al. v. Washington
MajorityMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
National Labor Relations Board v. International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers, Local 480, AFL-CIO
MajorityMay 14, 1984 · October Term 1983
Massachusetts v. Upton
MajorityApr 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
Federal Communications Commission et al. v. Itt World Communications, Inc., et al.
MajorityApr 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Rodgers
DissentApr 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
MajorityApr 30, 1984 · October Term 1983
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Vaughn et al.
MajorityApr 25, 1984 · October Term 1983
Ellis et al. v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1984 · October Term 1983
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Tully et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1984 · October Term 1983
Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall et al.
MajorityApr 24, 1984 · October Term 1983
Palmore v. Sidoti
MajorityApr 23, 1984 · October Term 1983
Capital Cities Media, Inc., Tdba the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, et al. v. Toole, Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County
MajorityApr 23, 1984 · October Term 1983
Florida v. Meyers, Aka Weyers
MajorityApr 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
McDonald v. City of West Branch, Michigan, et al.
ConcurrenceApr 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. Lydon
MajorityApr 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
James v. Kentucky
MajorityApr 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Limbach, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. Hooven & Allison Co.
MajorityApr 18, 1984 · October Term 1983
Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Oliver v. United States
MajorityApr 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Summa Corp. v. California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Immigration and Naturalization Service et al. v. Delgado et al.
MajorityApr 17, 1984 · October Term 1983
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp. et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1984 · October Term 1983
State of Arizona v. State of California et al.
MajorityApr 16, 1984 · October Term 1983
Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown
ConcurrenceApr 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co.
MajorityApr 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
Louisiana v. Mississippi et al.
MajorityApr 2, 1984 · October Term 1983
United States v. Jacobsen et al.
ConcurrenceMar 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 et al. v. Hyde
MajorityMar 27, 1984 · October Term 1983
Escambia County, Florida, et al. v. McMillan et al.