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  O'Connor, Sandra Day
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AffiliationRepublican  
 
NameSandra Day O'Connor
Address
, Arizona , United States
EmailNone
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Born March 26, 1930
DiedDecember 01, 2023 (93 years)
ContributorRipzaw
Last ModifedNCdem
Dec 01, 2023 10:09am
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InfoSandra Day O'Connor
b. March 26, 1930
El Paso EP TX

EDUCATION
El Paso High School
El Paso EP TX (1946)

B.A., economics magna cum laude
Stanford University
Stanford SC CA (1950)

L.L.B.
Stanford University
Stanford SC CA (1952)

ELECTORAL HISTORY
Arizona State Senate
District 8-E: 1969-71
District 20: 1971-73
District 24: 1973-75

Maricopa County Superior Court
Division 31: 1975-79

Arizona Court of Appeals
Division 1: 1979-81

Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justice: 1981-2006

College of William and Mary
Chancellor: 2005-12

Married: John J. O'Connor (1952-2009 [his death]); 3 children.

Two siblings, including former Arizona State Senator Ann Day.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS

BOOKS
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EVENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 27, 2013 10:25am Interview O'Connor questions court's decision to take Bush v. Gore  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 07, 2010 12:35pm Announcement [Sandra Day] O'Connor will join group defending Iowa judges, speak about keeping courts free of politics  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Dec 15, 2009 04:00pm Profile Sandra Day O'Connor takes on new initiative  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 12, 2009 09:00am Obituary John J. O’Connor III, Husband of Former Justice, Is Dead at 79  Article Thomas Walker 
Feb 12, 2007 09:00pm News Justice: Bench Player  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 30, 2006 12:00pm News O'Connor: Don't call us 'activist judges'  Article Servo 
Mar 10, 2006 03:00pm Speech Sandra Day O'Connor rips into GOP, DeLay, Cornyn, and warns of the "beginnings" of dictatorship  Article RP 
Oct 04, 2005 01:00pm General O'Connor Named Chancellor at Va. College  Article Thomas Walker 
Jul 15, 2005 11:00am News Senators [Boxer, Landrieu, Collins, Snowe] urge O'Connor to reconsider retirement  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 01, 2005 09:00am News BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Justice O'Connor retiring  Article Brandonius Maximus 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 9.33330 Average

FAMILY
Father Harry Alfred Day 0000-
Sister Ann Day 1938-2016

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  08/12/2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Won 6.25% (+0.00%)
  09/21/1981 Supreme Court - Associate Justice Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1972 AZ State Senate 24 Won 74.42% (+48.85%)
  11/03/1970 AZ State Senate 20 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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