C-SPAN 2009 Interview with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has died. In 2009, Justice O’Connor was interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week. She talked about the role the Founding Fathers envisioned for the Supreme Court. She also talked about the judicial collars that female justices wear, the Robing Room, and oral argument. The interview took place in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated to the bench by President Ronald Reagan. She served as a justice from 1981 until 2006. She was preceded by Justice Potter Stewart and succeeded by Justice Samuel Alito. Learn more about her life and career by searching her C-SPAN appearances: Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at Explore C-SPAN’s Free Educational Resources at C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1