Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor

(1930–2023) jurist United States

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Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–2023) was a United States jurist.

About Sandra Day O'Connor

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.

Notable works:

Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

Awards:

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

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