O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-2023

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Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, March 26, 1930. She married John Jay O’Connor III in 1952 and has three sons - Scott, Brian, and Jay. She received her B.A. and LL.B. from Stanford University. She served as Deputy County Attorney of San Mateo County, California from 1952–1953 and as a civilian attorney for Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany from 1954–1957. From 1958–1960, she practiced law in Maryvale, Arizona, and served as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona from 1965–1969. She was appointed to the Arizona State Senate in1969 and was subsequently reelected to two two-year terms. In 1975 she was elected Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court and served until 1979, when she was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. President Reagan nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat September 25, 1981. Justice O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court on January 31, 2006. O'Connor died on December 1, 2023 in Phoenix.
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referencedIn Records of the Junior League of Boston, 1897-1994 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn [Roberts, John G.] JR/ Sandra Day O’Connor National Archives at College Park
referencedIn 9/11/81, Judge Sandra Day O'Connor (T-30471) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Orme, Charles H., 1918-. Charles H. Orme Jr. collection, 1950-1998. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn [Reynolds, William B.] Confirmation Hearings- Sandra Day O’Connor National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Powell, Lewis F. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. papers [part 4]. 1921-1998. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Scott Alexander Papers Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn [Reynolds, William B.] Confirmation Hearings- Sandra Day O’Connor National Archives at College Park
referencedIn June 2000 - Quarterly (#6006) Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Papers of Beatrice Sobel Burstein, (inclusive), (bulk), 1928-2001, 1954-1991 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn 10/14/81, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (T-30471) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra O'Connor, From: Ilene Nagel, 16 April 1986 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Malcolm Wallop papers Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn White House Office of Records Management. Subject Files on the Supreme Court of the United States. 1981-1989. Ronald Reagan Library
contributorOf Thomas Jefferson: The Pursuit of Liberty National Archives at College Park
referencedIn 7/14/81, Sandra Day O'Connor (T-29804) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Photographs Related to Events, Facilities, and Personnel , 1994 - 2005 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Powell, Lewis F. U.S. Supreme Court case files [part 1]. 1972-1987. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
creatorOf Powell, Lewis F. U.S. Supreme Court case files [part 2]. 1972-1987. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Valley Field Riding and Polo Club Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn William Safire Papers, 1949-2009 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Records of the White House Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff (Reagan Administration). 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989. Joseph Canzeri's Event Files Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1931 - 2003. Central Photograph Files National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Files of Chief Justice Douglas K. Amdahl, 1980-1988. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn 7/7/81, Pres. Reagan Announces Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor (T-29678) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn [Reynolds, William B.] Confirmation Hearings- Sandra Day O’Connor National Archives at College Park
referencedIn McNamee, Wally, 1932-2017. Wally McNamee Photographic Archive, ca. 1950-2017 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Papers, (inclusive), (bulk), 1939-2004, 1955-1989 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, 1870s-1989 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Sandra Day O'Connor. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
referencedIn Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor as Supreme Court Justice Center for Legislative Archives
referencedIn Photographs Documenting National Archives Program Activities, Ceremonies, and Observances, 1979 - 1993 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records Tri-College Library
referencedIn [Reynolds, William B.] Confirmation Hearings- Sandra Day O’Connor National Archives at College Park
referencedIn McNamee, Wally, 1932-2017. Wally McNamee Photographic Archive, ca. 1950-2017 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Papers of Catherine Filene Shouse, 1878-1998 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Memo from Fred Fielding to the President, re Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to be An Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Subject Files of John G. Roberts, Jr., 8/10/1981 - 9/15/1982 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Internal Revenue Service. 1791 - 2006. Photographs of Prominent IRS Officials and Events National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Frederick C. Crawford Family Papers Western Reserve Historical Society
referencedIn John W. Warner papers University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Photographs of FBI Personnel and Visitors Meeting with FBI Director William Webster, 1978 - 1987 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn "Stanford: A Sentimental Journey" [videorecording], 1987 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn National Organization for Women. Videotape collection of the National Organization for Women. 1977-1988. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Records of the National Association of Women Judges, 1979-1997 (inclusive), 1979-1989 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Campaign for the University of Virginia Papers University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn National Organization for Women. Videotape collection of the National Organization for Women. 1977-1988. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Arizona Historical Foundation. Arizona Historical Foundation Oral History Collection, 1968-1998. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn Additional papers of Betty Friedan, 1941-2006 (inclusive), 1980-2000 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Dennis DeConcini Papers University of Arizona Libraries
creatorOf Powell, Lewis F. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Papers [part 7]. 1921-1998. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914-. Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. additional papers, ciarca 1991-2009. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Roger Mudd Papers Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice. Photographs of Agency Personnel. 1953-1993. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn A Woman's Legacy: Five Women Who Made a Difference (Oral History series) MS 533., 1998-2003 Sophia Smith Collection
referencedIn White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File case file FG051 033222 Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Records of the National Association of Women Judges, 1979-1997 (inclusive), 1979-1989 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-. Papers of Sandra Day O'Connor, 1963-1988. Library of Congress
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Roll of Attorneys Admitted to Practice Before the Court National Archives at Riverside
creatorOf Billington, James H. Albert H. Small Woodrow Wilson Award [manuscript], 2007 May 16. University of Virginia. Library
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referencedIn Formal Transmittal, by Ronald Reagan to the Senate, of the Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court [Draft] Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Ceremony for New Agriculture Secretary. Photo Opportunity with President Reagan and Secretary Richard Lyng and Family in Oval Office, Swearing in of Secretary Richard Lyng by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in Roosevelt Room Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra O'Connor, From: Ilene Nagel, 02 July 1986 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra Day O'Connor, From: Ilene H. Nagel, Michael K. Block, Michael K. Block, 02 July 1986 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn President Ronald Reagan during the Ceremony for the New Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng with a Photo Opportunity with his Family in the Oval Office followed by the Swearing in Ceremony by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Roosevelt Room Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra Day O'Connor, From: Ilene Nagel, 07 May 1986 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Letter from William French Smith to Ronald Reagan, re Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn The Swearing in of Margaret Heckler as the New Secretary of Health and Human Services by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor then Remarks by President Reagan in the Oval Office Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Note re Senate Reception of the Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court Ronald Reagan Library
contributorOf Roll of Attorneys Admitted to Practice Before the Court National Archives at Riverside
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra Day O'Connor, From: Ilene Nagel, 16 April 1986 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra Day O'Connor, From: Ilene Nagel, 16 April 1986 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn President Ronald Reagan's Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for C. William Verity, Jr., as Secretary of Commerce, C. William Verity is Sworn in as Commerce Secretary by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the Commerce Building, Washington, DC Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Draft Press Release re Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn COM 110.a: To: Sandra O'Connor, From: Ilene Nagel, 16 April 1986 National Archives at College Park

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