A closer look at the most debated and controversial moments involving Sandra Day O'Connor.
Sandra Day O'Connor was a pioneering American jurist who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, she was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Prior to her Supreme Court tenure, O'Connor served as an Arizona state judge and legislator, becoming the first female majority leader of a state senate. Often described as a moderate conservative, she frequently acted as a swing vote on the Court, playing a crucial role in many landmark decisions.
In 1970, Sandra Day O'Connor cast a preliminary vote in the Arizona State Senate in favor of a bill to repeal the state's criminal-abortion statute.
In 1974, Sandra Day O'Connor opined against a measure to prohibit abortions in some Arizona hospitals.
On July 6, 1981, President Reagan informed Judge O'Connor that she was his nominee for the Supreme Court, sparking controversy among his supporters.
In 1983, O'Connor dissented in City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, criticizing Roe v. Wade's "trimester approach".
In 1986, O'Connor criticized Roe v. Wade in Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, disputing the Court's attempt to discredit state abortion regulation.
In 1987, O'Connor joined a 5-4 majority in McCleskey v. Kemp, upholding the death penalty for an African American man despite statistical evidence of racial bias in death penalty sentencing.
In the 1990 Missouri v. Jenkins ruling, O'Connor voted with the majority that Federal district courts had no authority to require the state of Missouri to increase school funding to counteract racial inequality.
In the 1991 case Freeman v. Pitts, O'Connor joined a concurring opinion agreeing that a school district formerly under judicial review for racial segregation could be freed of this review, even if not all desegregation targets had been met.
In 1995, O'Connor voted in favor of religious institutions in the case of Rosenberger v. University of Virginia.
In the 1995 Missouri v. Jenkins ruling, O'Connor voted with the majority that Federal district courts had no authority to require the state of Missouri to increase school funding to counteract racial inequality.
In 1996, O'Connor joined a Rehnquist opinion in Shaw v. Hunt and Shaw v. Reno, striking down an electoral districting plan designed to facilitate the election of Black representatives from North Carolina.
In 2000, O'Connor voted in favor of religious institutions in the case of Mitchell v. Helms.
In 2000, Sandra Day O'Connor reflected on her time on the Supreme Court and expressed regret that the Court heard the Bush v. Gore case, stating it "stirred up the public" and "gave the Court a less-than-perfect reputation."
In 2002, O'Connor voted in favor of religious institutions in the case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris.
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