Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values. Sandra Day O'Connor bringexperiencejob Change image and share on social
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. Sandra Day O'Connor 4thamendmentauthorize Change image and share on social
And I went off to Stanford, I was pretty young and pretty naive. And I had a professor I really loved, who was himself a lawyer. Sandra Day O'Connor lawyerlovenaive Change image and share on social
The abortion cases produced an enormous amount of mail to my chambers, vastly more than to the other chambers, I am sure. I sometimes thought there wasn't a woman in the United States who didn't write me a letter on one side or the other of that issue. Sandra Day O'Connor abortionamountcase share on social
I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like. Sandra Day O'Connor actionconstitutionalcritical share on social
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens. Sandra Day O'Connor childcitizendeprive Change image and share on social
It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution. Sandra Day O'Connor branchconstitutioncontrol share on social
Well, it's a little odd, the path I took, because when I was young, I wanted to be a cattle rancher. That was what I knew and that was what I liked. Sandra Day O'Connor cattleknowodd Change image and share on social
My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own. Sandra Day O'Connor americancomparisoncourt share on social
Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education. Sandra Day O'Connor childcommunitycontinue Change image and share on social
