Interviews and Speeches by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Highlights

Interview with Bill Moyers

1987

Interview with Charlie Rose

2002

Interview on C-Span for her book, Lazy B

2002

Interview on The Today Show

2009

Interview on PBS NewsHour

2010

Interview for Talks at Google

2011

Interview with Soledad O'Brien at Chicago Ideas Week

2012

Interview at TEDxMidwest

2012

Interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

2013

Interview at Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference

2014

Interview at National Portrait Gallery

2015

Interview on NPR for her book, Out of Order

2013

2015

  • Remarks on President Abraham Lincoln's legacy for the National Constitution Center
  • Remarks on the Uniform Law Commission
  • Discussion on "Influential Women of the West"

2014

  • C-Span interview on her book, Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
  • Interview in State Legislatures magazine (PDF)

2013

2012

2011

  • Interview with NPR journalist Cokie Roberts
  • Interview with Google Chairman Eric Schmidt at Zeitgeist Americas conference
  • Interview with Patt Morrison on Southern California Public Radio
  • Interview in Principal Leadership magazine (PDF)
  • Recorded remarks for the Eighth Annual Brigham Kanner Property Rights Conference in Beijing, China
  • Speech and discussion for the Ronald Reagan Foundation
  • Speech to the Center for Social Cohesion on the issues that divide and separate Americans

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

  • Interview with Diane Rehm, NPR
  • Speech at the National Women's History Month Celebration (transcript)
  • NPR report on speech at Georgetown University
  • Speech on judicial independence at Georgetown University (at 15:00)
  • Speech to the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools (at 14:35)
  • Remarks on the release of the Iraq Study Group Report (at 33:30)
  • Acceptance speech for the National Association of Women Judges' Lifetime Achievement Award

2005

  • Acceptance speech for Harry S Truman Good Neighbor Award
  • Speech at Scottsdale Public Library on her book, Chico
  • Conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer for Annenberg Classroom
  • Conversation on the 4th Amendment for Annenberg Classroom
  • Remarks on retirement from the Supreme Court at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Panel discussion on the role of the judiciary with the American Bar Association
  • Speech to the American Bar Association on the global rule of law movement (at 21:40)
  • Discussion with Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia, moderated by Tim Russert, at the National Archives

2004

  • Interview on 60 Minutes
  • Speech at the Chautaqua Institution
  • Commencement speech at Stanford University (at 39:40)
  • Acceptance speech for the Center for the Study of the Presidency's Publius Award
  • Acceptance speech for the American Institute for Public Service's Jefferson Award (at 9:25)
  • Speech on the relationship of international law to the U.S. Supreme Court at Georgetown University
  • Speech on jury service reform to the American Bar Association
  • Remarks at funeral of President Ronald Reagan (at 8:50)
  • Discussion with the Council for Excellence in Government

2003

  • PBS interview discussing her book, The Majesty of the Law
  • C-Span interview on The Majesty of the Law
  • Speech at the opening of the National Constitution Center (at 1:05:10)
  • Speech at groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization of the Supreme Court building
  • Speech on legal careers at Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville, Maryland
  • Speech on women in the law to the Philadelphia Bar Association (at 23:40)
  • Speech at dedication of Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix, Arizona

2002

2001

  • Inaugural Sir David Williams Lecture at Cambridge University, UK
  • Speech at groundbreaking ceremony for New York University Law School's new building
  • Roundtable discussion on Native American legal issues at National Judicial College (at 37:55)
  • Speech at General Services Administration award ceremony for architects of federal buildings
  • Recording session for Lazy B audiobook
  • Discussion on the state and federal judiciary systems with the National Association of Women Judges

2000

  • Remarks at the American Bar Association's Woman Lawyer of the Year award ceremony
  • Panel discussion on U.S. and European Courts at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law
  • Discussion at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference
  • Remarks celebrating the Magna Carta at the Runnymeade Memorial (at 23:35)
  • Commencement address at George Mason University

1999

  • Commencement address for Washington College of Law
  • Speech at dedication of Western Justice Center Foundation
  • Speech at National First Ladies' Library awards dinner (at 1:05:45)
  • Remarks to National Center for State Courts on public trust and confidence in the justice system
  • Panel discussion with Justice Stephen Breyer and judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Speech at dedication of new building for University of Oregon Law School
  • Panel discussion with other justices at Stanford University Law School  on the international role of the Supreme Court
  • Remarks at the Supreme Court on how international law affects women in the Arab and Muslim worlds

1998

  • Acceptance speech for Ellen Browning Scripps medal for women's archievement (at 16:20)
  • Remarks at the awards ceremony for the national finalists of the Center for Civic Education's We the People program
  • Speech to American Bar Association on law and national security (at 8:30)
  • Remarks at funeral of Justice Lewis Powell (at 54:00)
  • Conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer and high school students on how the Supreme Court works

1997

  • Interview with Town of Paradise Valley Historical Committee
  • Conversation with Christian Science Monitor
  • Acceptance speech for Janet Reno Torchbearer Award (at 15:30)
  • Acceptance speech for American Bar Association medal (at 15:40)
  • Speech to American Bar Association Annual Convention on efforts to assist emerging democracies in central and eastern Europe
  • Speech to International Association of Lawyers
  • Speech on the life of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft
  • Remarks at dedication of Women's Military Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery (at 47:55)

1996

  • Speech at dedication of statue to the memory of Justice Robert H. Jackson

1995

  • Remarks at funeral of Chief Justice Warren Burger (at 12:55)
  • Acceptance speech for award from Congressional Families Action for Cancer (at 40:45)
  • Speech to the Republican Governors Association on the impact of the Reagan presidency on the federal judiciary
  • Speech commemorating the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
  • Speech on the participation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in the Nuremberg Trials after World War II (at 4:00)

1994

  • Speech to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
  • Remarks to Supreme Court Historical Society introducing a lecture on "Taney, Lincoln, and the Constitutional Convention" (at 12:20)
  • Panel discussion at Ninth Circuit Court Judicial Conference
  • Remarks honoring former Justice Lewis Powell
  • Remarks at National Center for State Courts honoring Judge Ellen Ash Peters
  • Speech to the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia on women in the legal profession (at 47:00)

1993

  • Speech to Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Discussion with former Justice Byron White
  • Speech to American Bar Association

1991

  • "Portia's Progress," James Madison Lecture on Constitutional Law at New York University Law School
  • Speech at dedication of Arizona State University West (PDF)

1990

  • Speech to the National Conference on Court Management sponsored by the National Center for State Courts

1989

  • Speech at University of Cincinnati Law School

1988

1981

  • Confirmation hearings in the United States Senate on Justice O'Connor's nomination to the Supreme Court, full transcript (PDF)

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