Annual Timeline
1989
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
In 1989, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Calendar year 1989 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 1988 and 1989.
Justice O'Connor wrote 36 Supreme Court opinions and gave 1 speech or interview during the year.
January
1
Coverage - Law review article
Abortion Politics: Writing for an Audience of One, by Susan R. Estrich & Kathleen M. Sullivan
1
Coverage - Law review article
Sandra Day O'Connor, Abortion, and Compromise for the Court, by Susan M. Halatyn (student author)
February
March
26
Event
Turns 59 years old
April
May
14
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Rockford College
June
Event
Mother, Ada Mae "M.O." Wilkey Day, dies, age 85
July
August
September
October
November
15
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from Indiana University of Pennsylvania