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Future U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor was a judge on the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona from 1975 until 1979, and on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1980 until 1981. The tables below list her reported opinions as a member of those courts.

Arizona Supreme Court

1975

Case	Issue	Joined by
State v. Ferrari 541 P.2d 921 (Ariz. 1975)	Criminal
O'Connor and another Arizona Superior Court judge sat by designation on the Arizona Supreme Court for this case, due to the nonparticipation of two justices.

Arizona Court of Appeals

1980

Case	Issue	Joined by
Bugh v. Bugh 608 P.2d 329 (1980)	Employment law: worker's compensation
Fernandez v. United Acceptance Corp. 610 P.2d 461 (1980)	Tort: invasion of privacy
State v. Miguel 611 P.2d 125 (1980)	Criminal: right to jury trial
Cooper v. Arizona W. College Dist. Governing Bd. 610 P.2d 465 (1980)
J. C. Penney Co. v. Arizona Dep't of Revenue 610 P.2d 471 (1980)	Taxation; landlord-tenant; equal protection
Lowman v. Mesa 611 P.2d 943 (1980)	Tort: negligence
Andrews v. Andrews 612 P.2d 511	Family law: child support
O'Malley Lumber Co. v. Riley 613 P.2d 629	Mechanics' liens
Johnson v. American Nat'l Ins. Co. 613 P.2d 1275 (1980)	Contracts
Helena Chem. Co. v. Coury Bros. Ranches 616 P.2d 908 (1980)	Civil procedure: motion for new trial
Terry v. Linscott Hotel Corp. 617 P.2d 56	Real property: duty towards guests
Lewis v. Swenson 617 P.2d 69	Tort: medical malpractice
Blair v. Stump 617 P.2d 791	Due process: criminal procedure
Sende Vista Water Co. v. Phoenix 617 P.2d 1158
State v. Brooks 618 P.2d 624	Rights of the accused: privilege against self-incrimination
Thompson v. Arizona Dep't of Economic Sec. 619 P.2d 1070 (1980)	Employment law: unemployment benefits
Roosen v. Schaffer 621 P.2d 33	Landlord-tenant
El Mirage v. Industrial Comm'n 621 P.2d 286 (1980)	Employment law
Ott v. Samaritan Health Serv. 622 P.2d 44 (1980)	Tort: medical malpractice
Nolden v. Industrial Comm'n 622 P.2d 60 (1980)	Employment law
Gardiner v. Arizona Dep't of Economic Sec. 623 P.2d 33 (1980)	Employment law: unemployment benefits
Pinnacle Peak Developers v. TRW Inv. Corp. 631 P.2d 540 (1980)	Contract law: parol evidence

1981

Case	Issue	Joined by
Ryan v. Industrial Comm'n 623 P.2d 37 (1981)	Workers compensation
State v. Blevins 623 P.2d 853 (1981)	Criminal: jury instructions on elements of crime
State v. Morgan 625 P.2d 951 (1981)	Criminal: jury instructions on lesser-included offenses
State v. Schoonover 626 P.2d 141 (1981)	Criminal procedure: deposition of witnesses
Cote v. A. J. Bayless Mkts. 626 P.2d 602 (1981)	Landlord-tenant
Parkway Mfg. v. Industrial Comm'n 626 P.2d 612 (1981)	Workers compensation
Magma Copper Co., San Manuel Div. v. Arizona Dep't of Economic Sec. 625 P.2d 935 (1981)	Workers compensation
State v. Gessner 626 P.2d 1119 (1981)	Rights of the accused: waiver of appeal
Owens v. Industrial Comm'n 628 P.2d 962 (1981)	Workers compensation
Food Prods. Corp. v. Industrial Comm'n 630 P.2d 31 (1981)	Workers compensation
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Industrial Comm'n 630 P.2d 56 (1981)	Workers compensation
D. E. S. Youth Conservation Corps. v. Industrial Comm'n 630 P.2d 58 (1981)	Workers compensation
Miller v. Arnal Corp. 632 P.2d 987 (1981)	Tort: duty to rescue
Franco v. Industrial Comm'n 633 P.2d 446 (1981)	Workers compensation
Hunter v. Industrial Comm'n 633 P.2d 1052 (1981)	Workers compensation
Western Casualty & Sur. Co. v. Int'l Spas 634 P.2d 3 (1981)	Insurance
St. Joseph's Hosp. & Medical Ct. v. Maricopa County 635 P.2d 527 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981)	Public funding of health care	Haire, Jacobson
O'Connor affirmed judgment as modified for a private hospital against the county for reimbursement of medical costs for an indigent patient.
Bloom v. Fry's Food Stores 636 P.2d 1229 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981)	Tort: personal injury	Haire, Jacobson
O'Connor reversed the trial court's judgment in a slip-and-fall case that the plaintiff, who had slipped on grape on floor, had failed to show the defendant supermarket's actual or constructive knowledge of dangerous condition.
United Riggers Erectors v. Industrial Comm'n 640 P.2d 189 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981)	Workers compensation	Wren, Froeb
O'Connor affirmed judgment for permanent benefits to an employee injured in an industrial accident who was subsequently incarcerated for mail fraud; held that employee was entitled to benefits because he did not lose his job for his criminal conviction, but because of his injury

Judicial opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor
Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court (1975 - 1979), Arizona Court of Appeals (1980 - 1981)
1975 - 1981
Supreme Court of the United States (September 25, 1981 - January 31, 2005)
(organized by term)
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005