Sandra Day O'Connor's Life Timeline

By mcdonnellj

  • Born

    Sandra Day O'Connor was born on March 26, 1930 inEl Paso, Texas to Harry Alfred Day and Ada Mae Wilkey.

  • Marries her husband

    Sandra Day O'Connor married John Jay O'Connor in 1952.

  • Governer raises her to the Arizona Court of Appeals

  • President Ronald Reagan says O'Connor is Associate Justice

    O'Connor was nominated as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Potter Stewart from the president Ronald Reagan.

  • First Female justice

    In '81 Sandra got voted as female jurist from a vote of 99-0.

  • Retired from working for 24 years

    After 24 years of work on the supreme court she announced her retirement when she was seventy-four 5 years ago.