Annual Timeline
2005
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
In 2005, Justice O'Connor was serving as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Calendar year 2005 included the U.S. Supreme Court terms 2004 and 2005.
Justice O'Connor wrote 20 Supreme Court opinions and gave 12 speeches or interviews during the year.
January
Coverage - Law review article
A Curious Choice: Hibbs v. Winn as a Case Study of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Balancing Jurisprudence, by C. Lincoln Combs student author
1
Coverage - Law review article
Coverage - Law review article
Women of the Highest Court: Does Gender Bias or Personal Life Experiences Influence Their Opinions? by Brenda Kruse student author
3
Coverage - Book
O’Connor’s Legacy: Landmark Decisions on Rights for Women and Minorities, by Cynthia L. Cooper & Jane E. Stromseth
February
March
26
Event
Turns 75 years old
April
5
Award
Receives Chesterfield Smith Award from Street Law Inc.
12
Award
Receives Frederick A.P. Barnard Award from Barnard College - Columbia University
May
6
Award
Receives Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award from The Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation
20
Award
Receives Benjamin Franklin Creativity Laureate Prize from The Creativity Foundation
June
July
14
Coverage - Magazine article
The Remarkable Legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, by Marci Hamilton
August
September
October
4
Event
Begins tenure as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary
20
Award
Receives West Point Sylvanus Thayer Award from The Association of Graduates United States Military Academy
22
Award
Receives Joan and David Lincoln Award for Public Virtue from The Joan and David Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
25
Coverage - Book
November
15
Award
Receives The Compass Award from The National Constitution Center
17
Award
Receives Rita C. Davidson Award from The Women’s Bar Association of Maryland