Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Supreme Court of the United States

ABA Rating: Qualified

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan

Confirmed 99-0 on September 21, 1981

  • Stanford University, BA 1950
  • Stanford Law School, JD 1952
  • Deputy County Attorney, San Mateo County, CA, 1952-1953
  • Civil Attorney, Quartermaster Market Center – Frankfort, Germany, 1954-1957
  • Private Practice, 1957-1965
  • Assistant Attorney General, State of Arizona, 1965-1969
  • State Senator, State of Arizona, 1969-1975
  • Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1975-1979
  • Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1979-1981