portrait unveiled

With Ginsburg 1993

Letter of retirement 2005 PDF

1993 SCOTUS portrait 1

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coretta

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the brethren

Carl Kunasek with Justice O'Connor

judicial relief

Ann Day and SDO

Letter to Carl Kunasek

Group with Carl Kunasek

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1993 supreme court photo 2

fab five

Saturday Evening Post

Justice letter of retirement 2005

NYT Magazine

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This collection of 289 pages of newspaper clippings from 1981-1984 was donated to the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute by Jane Kauffman and Anne Henry.

The Kauffman-Henry Collection

Caption: "Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor grins after a portrait of her by Arizona artist Roger Lundskow is unveiled by J.S. Montgomery, a member of the Firebird Lions Club. The painting, which will hang in the Arizona Court of Appeals, was given at the Phoenix Country Club."

Portrait unveiled

Notable panelists

Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor
addresses a crowd of 6,000 at Brigham
Young University in Provo, Utah. The former Arizona judge called Tuesday for a
restructuring of the nation's courts so that
arbitrators could be used in civil matters,
relieving courts from growing caseloads. 

Judicial Relief

A group of Supreme Court justices is shown in long black robes, except for one woman with a half-length robe showing her legs and high heels.

The Brethren

Saturday Evening Post cover

Group after swearing in of Carl Kunasek as Commissioner of the Office of Navajo & Hopi Relocation

1993 Supreme Court Official Photograph 1

1993 Supreme Court Official Photograph 2

With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice O'Connor after swearing in the "Fab Five" women holding the top elected positions in Arizona: Lisa Graham Keegan as Superintendent of Public Instruction, Janet Napolitano as Attorney General, Jane Hull as Governor, Carol Springer as Treasurer, and Betsey Bayless as Secretary of State. Also pictured is Edwynne  "Polly" Rosenbaum, Arizona's longest-serving state legislator, who was 99 years old in this photo.

Justice O'Connor with "Fab Five"

Ann Day and Sandra Day O'Connor

New York Times Magazine cover

*Transcript:*

Dear President Bush:

This is to inform you of my decision to retire from my position as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States effective upon the nomination and confirmation of my successor. It has been a great privilege, indeed, to have served as a member of the Court for 24 Terms. I will leave it with enormous respect for the integrity of the Court and its role under our Constitutional structure.

Sincerely,

Sandra Day O'Connor

Justice O'Connor letter of retirement 2005

royalty

judge goes to washington

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best of 81

new job

cinderella

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two arizonans

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royal greeting

proclamation 3

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video games cartoon

family circus oconnor

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herblock about time

justice on the job

coffee cartoon

1981 SCOTUS portrait

SDO Home Sale Flyer

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Before leaving Washington for Arizona, Michelle Hancock of Lakeside had a chance to visit today with Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra O'Connor in the justice's offices. Michelle competed in the 55th National Spelling Bee earlier in the week. 

Two Arizonans

The Supreme Court justices are shown at an arcade. A female justice says, "It's a novel legal question, chief: Do kids have a constitutional right to play video games without parental consent?" The justice next to her says, "We'll tackle that later, O'Connor, how 'bout lending me another quarter?"

Video games

Best of '81

A girl says to a group of boys, "Let's play Supreme Court. You be the old guys and I'll be Sandra Day O'Connor." 

The Family Circus

The "Lady Justice" statue is shown lifting her blindfold, smiling, and watching Justice O'Connor walk up the Supreme Court steps. 
Caption: "Well, it's about time."

Well, It's About Time

A Cinderella-esque woman, labeled "O'Connor," is shown trying to put her foot in a glass slipper labeled "Supreme Court."
A man in medieval-style dress labeled "Moral Majority" says, "Personally, I don't think she can fill it..."

Cinderella

Caption: "John O'Connor III, right, like his wife, Sandra Day O'Connor, left, has a new job in Washington. O'Connor, now a partn er in a Phoenix law firm , is joining the Washington law firm of Miller & Chevalier. Mrs. O' Connor is the new Supreme
Court Justice."

New job

Sale flyer of O'Connor House. Date is approximate.

O'Connor House sale flyer

King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain greet Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor (right) during a reception in Washington on Wednesday for the opening of an exhibit at Corcoran Gallery of Art. The exhibit, Spanish Art Tomorrow, features young artists of Spain. 

Royal Greeting

Justice on the job

Caption: "Royalty and the court - Queen Sofia and Kine
Juan Carlos of Spain greet U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra
D. O'Connor at a reception at the Corcoran Gallery of Art In
Washington. The festivities at the gallery marked the opening
of a show featurinc the works of younc, contemporary Spanish
artists. "

Royalty and the court

Justice O'Connor Goes to Washington

Transcript:

Proclamation of the Women of the Charter One Hundred  
To Our Most Distinguished Member  
Sandra D. O'Connor

We, the proud members of Phoenix Chapter of the Charter 100, proclaim President Ronald Reagan's appointment of Judge Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court the most significant honor to great women in the history of the United States.

We join the people of this fair nation in ringing the bells of destiny which are sounding out salutations to Sandra.

May Sandra's allegiance to the future be that of perpetuating the same unique qualities which have echoed throughout the chambers of her life.

Therefore, in celebration of this treasured occasion we subscribe our names in friendship.

(Signatures)

Mary Lou Hapner  
Author  
October 1981

Proclamation of the Women of the Charter One Hundred

1981 Supreme Court official photograph

Talk bubbles coming from the Supreme Court: 
"...Powell"
"Aye"
"...Rehnquist"
"Aye"
"...White"
"Aye"
"Well, that makes it 8-1 in favor...Sorry, O'Connor, you make the coffee..."

--

Date is approximate.

You make the coffee