Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor

March 26, 1930

Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–2023) 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, she was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Before joining the Court she was an Arizona state judge and an elected legislator in Arizona, serving as the first female majority leader of a state senate as the Republican leader in the Arizona Senate.

Offices held

Affiliations

Party membership

Timeline

1931
1938
1945
1952
1959
1966
1973
1980
1987
1994
2001
2008
2015
2022
 
Sandra Day O'Connor
 

Compare with someone else

Pick a person to see both lives on one timeline.