Biography
Sandra Day O'Connor 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, O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. A moderate conservative, she was considered a swing vote. Before O'Connor's tenure on the Court, she was an Arizona state judge and earlier an elected legislator in Arizona, serving as the first female majority leader of a state senate as the Republican leader in the Arizona Senate. Upon her nomination to the Court, O'Connor was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate.
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Awards & recognition
- Women of the Year · 2023
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2009
- Margaret Brent Award · 2000
- National Women's Hall of Fame · 1995
- Elizabeth Blackwell Award · 1985
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- 48 Arizona Women
- Brandeis Medal
- doctor honoris causa of Keiō University
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- honorary doctor of Yeshiva University
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
- Philadelphia Liberty Medal
- Texas Women's Hall of Fame
Filmography8 titles
RBG
Explained
Reversing Roe
Capitalism: A Love Story
Fahrenheit 9/11
Gap-Toothed Women
Tiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie
Portraits of a Lady