Annual Timeline

2015

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (ret.)

In 2015, Justice O'Connor was fully retired as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and was no longer hearing cases.

Justice O'Connor gave 3 speeches or interviews during the year.

January

1

Coverage - Law review article

O'Connor's Canons: The Professional Responsibility Jurisprudence of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, by Steven H. Hobbs

1

Speech

Remarks on President Abraham Lincoln's legacy for the National Constitution Center

2

Speech

Remarks on the Uniform Law Commission

1

Coverage - Law review article

Gender and Judging: Reflections on “Sisters in Law”, by Mary Jane Mossman

1

Coverage - Law review article

The Intersection of the Takings Clause and Rising Sea Levels: Justice O'Connor's Concurrence in Palazzo Could Prevent Climate Change Chaos, by Devon Applegate

February

9

Coverage - Interview

Sen. Leo Corbet oral history, by Sandra Day O'Connor Institute

10

Coverage - Interview

Steve Savage oral history, by Sandra Day O'Connor Institute

March

16

Interview

Interview at National Portrait Gallery

17

Coverage - Interview

Robert McConnell oral history, by Sandra Day O'Connor Institute

26

Event

Turns 85 years old

30

Event

O'Connor House, with guidance from Justice O’Connor, is strategically rebranded as the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute (Focusing on civil discourse, civic engagement and civics education)

June

30

Event

Retires as a visiting federal judge, relinquishes chambers at U.S. Supreme Court

September

1

Coverage - Book

Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, by Linda Hirshman