Annual Timeline
1982
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
In 1982, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Calendar year 1982 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 1981 and 1982.
Justice O'Connor wrote 38 Supreme Court opinions and gave 2 speeches or interviews during the year.
January
1
Coverage - Law review article
Justice O'Connor Replaces Justice Stewart: What Effect on Constitutional Cases? by Charles D. Kelso
Coverage - Law review article
Women as Supreme Court Candidates: From Florence Allen to Sandra O'Connor, by Beverly B. Cook
2
Coverage - Newspaper article
O'Connor appointment tops state stories, by Neil Bibler / Associated Press
3
Coverage - Newspaper article
365 Days: '81 brought moments of joy, anguish and humor to state, by Charles Kelly
22
Coverage - Op ed
Sandra O'Connor: Pulling a Competent Oar in A Storm-Tossed Boat, by James Kilpatrick, Universal Press
February
March
16
Coverage - Newspaper article
O'Connor urges state control in civil rights damage cases, by Lyle Denniston
20
Coverage - Newspaper article
Appointment ups opportunities for women, O'Connor says, by Associated Press
26
Event
Turns 52 years old
April
May
1
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from Columbia College
5
Award
Receives Gimble National Award from Gimble Philadelphia Awards Committee
17
Coverage - Newspaper article
Assets may top $1 million: Justice O'Connor bench's 2nd richest, by United Press International
25
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from Wheaton College
31
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from The Colorado College
June
10
Award
Receives 1981 National Service Medal from Freedoms Foundation
11
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from Thomas Jefferson University
16
Speech / Newspaper article
July
4
Coverage - Newspaper article
O'Connor's first term places her in conservatives' corner, by Kevin Costelloe
6
Coverage - Newspaper article
Civil rights violations restricted to intentional bias, court rules, by Lyle Denniston
13
Coverage - Newspaper article
O'Connor: After a year, showing a very conservative bent, by Kevin Costelloe
15
Coverage - Op ed
20
Coverage - Editorial
O'Connor: The Individual often does make a difference in society, by Sandra Day O'Connor
September
24
Law review article / Speech
October
November
23
Award
Receives Service to Democracy Award from American Assembly
December
5
Coverage - Newspaper article
Justice received hate mail following abortion decision, by Fred Barbash