Justice O'Connor

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
Golden_Plate_Award_of_the_American_Academy_of_Achievement
gptkbp:born March 26, 1930
gptkbp:children gptkb:Scott_O'Connor
gptkb:Rebecca_O'Connor
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice O'Connor
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_Brennan
gptkbp:involved Women's rights advocacy
Civic education programs
Mentorship for young lawyers
Judicial education initiatives
Legal aid for the underprivileged
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:judges Pragmatism
Judicial restraint
gptkbp:knownFor Moderate judicial philosophy
Swing vote in many important cases
Being the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
gptkbp:legacy Role model for future generations of women
Advocate for civics education
Promoter of judicial independence
Pioneer_for_women_in_law
Influence_on_Supreme_Court_decisions
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey
gptkb:Bush_v._Gore
gptkbp:notableQuote 'I think that the law should be a living thing.'
'I think that the law should reflect the values of society.'
'The power of the government to control the lives of its citizens is a fundamental issue.'
'We are all human beings, and we all have our own opinions.'
'The_Constitution_is_not_a_static_document.'
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Phoenix,_Arizona
gptkbp:retired January 31, 2006
gptkbp:servedIn Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:John_Jay_O'Connor_III
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:John_Roberts