Sandra Day OConnor Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Biography

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Sandra Day O’Connor Quick Info
Height5 ft 8 in
Weight62 kg
Date of BirthMarch 26, 1930
Zodiac SignAries
Date of DeathDecember 1, 2023

Sandra Day O’Connor was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006 and became the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. She was regarded as one of the most powerful women in the world during her term on court and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2009.

Born Name

Sandra Day

Other Name

Sandra Day O’Connor

Sandra Day O’Connor as seen while smiling in an official portrait, c.2002 (Library of Congress / womenshistorymonth.gov / Public Domain)

Age

She was born on March 26, 1930.

Died

On December 1, 2023, Sandra Day O’Connor died at the age of 93 due to complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States

Nationality

Education

Sandra Day O’Connor studied at the Radford School for Girls, a private school located in El Paso, Texas. In 1946, she graduated from Austin High School in El Paso.

She got enrolled at Stanford University at the age of 16 and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics in 1950. In 1952, she received her law degree from Stanford Law School.

Occupation

Attorney, Politician, Jurist

Family

  • Father – Harry Alfred Day (Rancher)
  • Mother – Ada Mae (Wilkey)
  • Siblings – H. Alan Day (Younger Brother) (Rancher), Eleanor Ann Day (Younger Sister; August 10, 1938 – May 7, 2016) (Politician, Educator, Psychologist who served as a member of the Arizona Senate from 1990 to 2000)
  • Others – Henry Clay Day (Paternal Grandfather), Alice Edith Hilton (Paternal Grandmother), Willis Wilson Wilkey (Maternal Grandfather), Mamie A. Scott (Maternal Grandmother), John Jay O’Connor II (Father-In-Law), Sally Flynn O’Connor (Mother-In-Law)

Manager

Sandra Day O’Connor was signed with Penguin Random House, Book Publisher, New York City, New York, United States.

Political Party

Republican

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, she had a net worth of $8 Million at the time of her death.

Build

Average

From Left to Right – Sandra Day O’Connor, President George W. Bush, and John O’Connor posing for a picture in the Oval Office in May 2004 (White House photo by Eric Draper / archives.gov / Public Domain)

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

62 kg or 136.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Sandra Day O’Connor dated –

  • William Rehnquist (1950) – She was romantically involved with William Rehnquist (an attorney and jurist who went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years) in the year 1950. Following Rehnquist’s graduation, the duo parted ways but he did propose marriage to Sandra through a letter in 1951. However, she declined the proposal.
  • John Jay O’Connor – Sandra Day O’Connor started going out with John Jay O’Connor III when she was in her final year at Stanford Law School and they got married at her family’s ranch on December 20, 1952. They had 3 sons – Scott (b. 1958), Brian (b. 1960), and Jay (b. 1962). The couple remained together until John’s death in 2009.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Sandra Day O’Connor was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch descent.

    Hair Color

    Gray

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Sported short hair

    Religion

    She was a baptized member of the Episcopal Church.

    From Left to Right – Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Elena Kagan in the Justices’ Conference Room, prior to Justice Kagan’s Investiture Ceremony in 2010 (Steve Petteway, photographer for the Supreme Court of the United States / supremecourt.gov / Public Domain)

    Sandra Day O’Connor Facts

  • She spent her childhood years growing up on a 198,000-acre family cattle ranch near Duncan, Arizona and in El Paso.
  • In 1995, Sandra Day O’Connor was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
  • She was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2001.
  • Along with her younger brother, she co-wrote Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest (2002) which revolves around their childhood experiences on the ranch.
  • Sandra Day O’Connor’s sister was killed in an automobile accident near Tucson, Arizona on May 7, 2016.
  • She enjoyed playing tennis and golf in her spare time.

    • Featured Image by Library of Congress / womenshistorymonth.gov / Public Domain

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