Administration Quote by Patrick Leahy

Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor has been a guardian of the protections the Constitution provides the American people. She's come to provide balance and a…

— Patrick Leahy

If you look at the record and the enviable record which Sandra Day O'Connor has written, you find she was the fifth and decisive…

— Dick Durbin

“Upon her retirement, Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor reflected on her pioneer status. “My concern was whether I could do the job of…

— Valerie Young

Her [Jurdge Sandra Day O'Connor] judgment has also been critical in protecting our environmental rights. She joined in 5-4 majorities affirming reproductive freedom and…

— Patrick Leahy

I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald…

— Patricia Ireland

The President must be true to his word. He must keep his faith with the folks who elected him twice. In other words, he…

— Rick Scarborough

I regret that some on the extreme right have been so critical of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and have adamantly opposed the naming of…

— Patrick Leahy

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor serves as a model Supreme Court justice, widely recognized as a jurist with practical values, a sense of the consequences…

— Patrick Leahy

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor brought critical qualities to the high court that not everybody thinks are qualities - I happen to think they are…

— Joe Biden

(H)er qualifications for the Supreme Court are non-existent. She is not a brilliant jurist, indeed, has never been a judge. She is not a…

— Pat Buchanan

“When RBG fretted over the first dry opinion the chief justice assigned her, O'Connor gave her a pep talk. As RBG read that opinion…

— Irin Carmon

Justice O'Connor was the fifth vote to uphold the time-honored principle, which bears repeating, of separation of church and state. There was real wisdom…

— Dick Durbin