Annual Timeline
1996
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
In 1996, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Calendar year 1996 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 1995 and 1996.
Justice O'Connor wrote 13 Supreme Court opinions and gave 5 speeches or interviews during the year.
January
Coverage - Law review article
Abortion and Undue Burdens: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Judicial Decision-Making, by Patricia A. Sullivan & Steven R. Goldzwig
Coverage - Law review article
Sandra Day O’Connor: Justice, Ambassador, and Role Model, by Marci A. Hamilton
Coverage - Law review article
March
26
Event
Turns 66 years old
April
May
12
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Civil Law from University of the South
25
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from Brown University
June
November
7
Award
Receives The Henry Clay Medallion from The Henry Clay Society October 1
26
Award
Receives Sandra Day O'Connor Medal of Honor from Seton Hall University School of Law
December
14
Honorary Degree
Receives honorary Doctor of Laws from The University of Michigan