Annual Timeline
1985
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
In 1985, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Calendar year 1985 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 1984 and 1985.
Justice O'Connor wrote 38 Supreme Court opinions and gave 1 speech or interview during the year.
1
Coverage - Law review article
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Token or Triumph from a Feminist Perspective, by Margaret A. Miller student author
1
Coverage - Law review article
The Emerging Jurisprudence of Justice O'Connor, by Richard A. Cordray & James T. Vradelis student authors
2
Coverage - Law review article
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the ‘Freshman Effect’, by John M. Scheb & Lee W. Ailshie
1
Coverage - Law review article
February
March
8
Award
Receives Elizabeth Blackwell Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
26
Event
Turns 55 years old
April
May
18
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from University of Arizona
25
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctorate of Laws from Wheaton College
June
July
25
Award
Receives 1985 Mortar Board National Citation Award from Mortar Board Inc.
1
Coverage - Law review article
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Trends Toward Judicial Restraint, by Barbara Olson Bruckmann student author