Sandra Day O'Connor

Personal Information

Born March 26, 1930 in El Paso, TX
Parents: Harry and Ada Mae Wilkey Day
Married John Jay O'Connor III, 1952
Children: Scott, Brian and Jay

Education

College: Stanford University, B.A., 1950, magna cum laude
Law School: Stanford University, LL.B., 1952

Law Practice San Mateo County, CA Deputy County Attorney 1952-1953

Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany Civilian attorney 1954-1957

Private practice, Maryvale AZ, 1958-1960

Judicial Offices

Assistant Attorney General, Arizona, 1965-1969

Elected judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix, AZ; served from 1975 to 1979.

Appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Governor Bruce Babbitt; served from 1979 to 1981.

Nominated by President Reagan as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on July 7, 1981; took oath of office on September 25, 1981.

July 1995