Sandra Day O’Connor

Supreme Court of the United States

Jurist (U.S. Supreme Court)

Area

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Specialty

Law

Elected

2007

Between 1981 and 2006 served with distinction as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Opinions were influential in shaping the content of many important areas of constitutional law. Was the first female Justice in the Court’s history.

Last Updated

Jan 2018

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Sandra Day O’Connor

Academy Involvement

Fair & independent courts

Sandra Day O’Connor to Discuss Judicial Independence at Academy Program in New York, Nov. 6

Nation’s Oldest Learned Societies Present Public Good Awards to Billington, Franklin, and O’Connor