- In 1981, she became the first woman ever to be named to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.
- She was an Arizona state senator from 1969 to 1975 (serving as Senate Majority Leader for the Republicans).
- Maricopa County Superior Court Justice (1975-1979).
- Arizona Court of Appeals Justice (1979-1981).
- Inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2001.
- Grand marshal, Tournament of Roses parade (2006)
- Learn to shoot and ride before she was eight.
- Graduate of Stanford Law School and served as Arizona assistant attorney general.
- Inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas in June, 2002.
- Release of her children's book, "Chico". (2005)
- Announced on 1 July her retirement from the US Supreme Court, effective with the confirmation of her successor. (July 2005)
- Release of her children's book, "Finding Susie". (June 2009)
- Release of her book, "The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice". (2003)
- Remains busy after her Supreme Court retirement with speaking engagements and advocacy for civics education and judicial reform through the organizations iCivics and Justice at Stake. She also faithfully visited John O'Connor, her Alzheimer's-stricken husband, at the Alzheimer's Care facility where he lived until his death in 2009.
- Release of her book, "Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest" by Sandra with H. Alan Day. (2002)
- In 2006, Arizona State University renamed its law school the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
- Merited a place in TIME magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People" issue with an homage penned by Sonia Sotomayor. (May 2017)
- Passed away just two days after former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, whom like O'Connor also made a big mark on American politics.
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