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Sandra Day O'Connor

Read through the most famous quotes from Sandra Day O'Connor




Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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I don't know how a judge can concentrate on being fair and impartial when he or she is faced with possible jail time for making a decision that others deem incorrect.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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I had become increasingly concerned in recent years about the lack of civics education in our nation's schools. In recent years, the schools have stopped teaching it. And it's unfortunate.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life more difficult for women, and that was a great concern of mine and still is.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.


— Sandra Day O'Connor


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About Sandra Day O'Connor






Did you know about Sandra Day O'Connor?

In 1975 Sandra Day O'Connor was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court and in 1979 was elevated to the Arizona State Court of Appeals. In a 1983 opinion upholding searches by drug-sniffing dogs Sandra Day O'Connor recognized that a search is most likely to be considered constitutionally reasonable if it is very effective at discovering contraband without revealing innocent but embarrassing information. O'Connor continues to make semi-regular visits to the college.

Samuel Alito was nominated to take her seat in October 2005 and joined the Court on January 31 2006. Several publications have named O'Connor among the most powerful women in the world.

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