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Sandra Day O'Connor
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
Sandra Day O'Connor , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 99–0 on the nomination on Sep 21, 1981 (). 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.
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Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1981-09-21–2006-01-31
Senate confirmation votes
- An associate justice of the supreme court
97th Congress · 99–0 · Sep 21, 1981
Education
- Stanford UniversityA.B., 1950
- Stanford Law SchoolLL.B., 1952
Career
Deputy county attorney, San Mateo County, California, 1952-1953; Civil attorney, Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 1954-1957; Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1957-1965; Assistant attorney general, State of Arizona, 1965-1969; State senator, Arizona, 1969-1975; majority leader, 1973-1974; Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1975-1979; Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1979-1981
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.
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