Sandra Day O’Connor
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Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and a pivotal moderate conservative justice known for her influential swing votes in landmark cases.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 19 |
| Justice Sandra Day O’Connor | 5 |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | 1 |
| Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (concurring) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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author ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ state legislator ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in economics
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Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Liberty Medal
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Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | iCivics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-03-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-12-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford Law School
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| endTime | 2006-01-31 ⓘ |
| endTimeForPosition_AssociateJustice | 2006-01-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | Day O’Connor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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judicial decision-making ⓘ |
| fullName | Sandra Day O’Connor self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Sandra ⓘ |
| ideology | moderate conservatism ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| notableFor | first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
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The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice ⓘ opinion in Sandra Day O’Connor’s concurrence in Lawrence v. Texas ⓘ participation in Bush v. Gore ⓘ swing vote in Grutter v. Bollinger ⓘ swing vote in Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
El Paso
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surface form:
El Paso, Texas, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Phoenix, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals ⓘ Majority leader of the Arizona Senate ⓘ Member of the Arizona Senate ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| residence |
Arizona
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surface form:
Arizona, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John Jay O’Connor III ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981-09-25 ⓘ |
| startTimeForPosition_AssociateJustice | 1981-09-25 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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