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Sandra Day O'Connor

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American lawyer and jurist (1930-2023)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1930 to 2023 · aged 93
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Sandra Day O'Connor was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. S. Supreme Court justice. A moderate conservative, she was considered a swing vote.

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O'Connor in 1974O'Connor in 1974Supreme Court justice-nominee Sandra Day O'Connor talks with President Ronald Reagan outside the White House, July 15, 1981.Supreme Court justice-nominee Sandra Day O'Connor talks with President Ronald Reagan outside the White House, July 15, 1981.O'Connor is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger as her husband John O'Connor looks on.O'Connor is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger as her husband John O'Connor looks on.Justice O'Connor presents Alberto Gonzales to the audience after swearing him in as U.S. Attorney General, as Becky Gonzales looks on.Justice O'Connor presents Alberto Gonzales to the audience after swearing him in as U.S. Attorney General, as Becky Gonzales looks on.Justice O'Connor and her husband John O'Connor with President George W. Bush in May 2004Justice O'Connor and her husband John O'Connor with President George W. Bush in May 2004Justice O'Connor's letter to Bush, dated July 1, 2005, announcing her retirementJustice O'Connor's letter to Bush, dated July 1, 2005, announcing her retirementO'Connor in 2008 with Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan. Kagan later became the fourth female justice on the Court.O'Connor in 2008 with Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan. Kagan later became the fourth female justice on the Court.

Awards 13

2023Women of the Year
2009Presidential Medal of Freedom
2000Margaret Brent Award
1995National Women's Hall of Fame
1985Elizabeth Blackwell Award
Philadelphia Liberty Medal
Brandeis Medal
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Texas Women's Hall of Fame
doctor honoris causa of Keiō University
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
honorary doctor of Yeshiva University
48 Arizona Women

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Diana TaurasiAlso won 48 Arizona WomenTemple GrandinAlso won National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of FameRuth Bader GinsburgAlso won Elizabeth Blackwell AwardEleanor Holmes NortonAlso won Margaret Brent AwardMichael BloombergAlso won honorary doctor of Yeshiva UniversitySally RideAlso won Texas Women's Hall of Fame

About this person

Sandra Day O'Connor was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. A moderate conservative, she was considered a swing vote. Before O'Connor's tenure on the Court, she was an Arizona state judge and earlier an elected legislator in Arizona, serving as the first female majority leader of a state senate as the Republican leader in the Arizona Senate. Upon her nomination to the Court, O'Connor was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2023 · aged 93
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