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
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Issue
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Joined by
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State v. Ferrari
541 P.2d 921 (Ariz. 1975)
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Criminal
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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.
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Arizona Court of Appeals
1980
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Issue
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Joined by
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Bugh v. Bugh
608 P.2d 329 (1980)
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Employment law: worker's compensation
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Fernandez v. United Acceptance Corp.
610 P.2d 461 (1980)
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Tort: invasion of privacy
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State v. Miguel
611 P.2d 125 (1980)
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Criminal: right to jury trial
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Cooper v. Arizona W. College Dist. Governing Bd.
610 P.2d 465 (1980)
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J. C. Penney Co. v. Arizona Dep't of Revenue
610 P.2d 471 (1980)
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Taxation; landlord-tenant; equal protection
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Lowman v. Mesa
611 P.2d 943 (1980)
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Tort: negligence
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Andrews v. Andrews
612 P.2d 511
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Family law: child support
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O'Malley Lumber Co. v. Riley
613 P.2d 629
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Mechanics' liens
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Johnson v. American Nat'l Ins. Co.
613 P.2d 1275 (1980)
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Contracts
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Helena Chem. Co. v. Coury Bros. Ranches
616 P.2d 908 (1980)
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Civil procedure: motion for new trial
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Terry v. Linscott Hotel Corp.
617 P.2d 56
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Real property: duty towards guests
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Lewis v. Swenson
617 P.2d 69
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Tort: medical malpractice
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Blair v. Stump
617 P.2d 791
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Due process: criminal procedure
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Sende Vista Water Co. v. Phoenix
617 P.2d 1158
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State v. Brooks
618 P.2d 624
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Rights of the accused: privilege against self-incrimination
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Thompson v. Arizona Dep't of Economic Sec.
619 P.2d 1070 (1980)
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Employment law: unemployment benefits
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Roosen v. Schaffer
621 P.2d 33
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Landlord-tenant
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El Mirage v. Industrial Comm'n
621 P.2d 286 (1980)
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Employment law
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Ott v. Samaritan Health Serv.
622 P.2d 44 (1980)
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Tort: medical malpractice
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Nolden v. Industrial Comm'n
622 P.2d 60 (1980)
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Employment law
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Gardiner v. Arizona Dep't of Economic Sec.
623 P.2d 33 (1980)
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Employment law: unemployment benefits
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Pinnacle Peak Developers v. TRW Inv. Corp.
631 P.2d 540 (1980)
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Contract law: parol evidence
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1981
Case
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Issue
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Joined by
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Ryan v. Industrial Comm'n
623 P.2d 37 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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State v. Blevins
623 P.2d 853 (1981)
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Criminal: jury instructions on elements of crime
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State v. Morgan
625 P.2d 951 (1981)
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Criminal: jury instructions on lesser-included offenses
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State v. Schoonover
626 P.2d 141 (1981)
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Criminal procedure: deposition of witnesses
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Cote v. A. J. Bayless Mkts.
626 P.2d 602 (1981)
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Landlord-tenant
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Parkway Mfg. v. Industrial Comm'n
626 P.2d 612 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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Magma Copper Co., San Manuel Div. v. Arizona Dep't of Economic Sec.
625 P.2d 935 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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State v. Gessner
626 P.2d 1119 (1981)
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Rights of the accused: waiver of appeal
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Owens v. Industrial Comm'n
628 P.2d 962 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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Food Prods. Corp. v. Industrial Comm'n
630 P.2d 31 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Industrial Comm'n
630 P.2d 56 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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D. E. S. Youth Conservation Corps. v. Industrial Comm'n
630 P.2d 58 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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Miller v. Arnal Corp.
632 P.2d 987 (1981)
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Tort: duty to rescue
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Franco v. Industrial Comm'n
633 P.2d 446 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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Hunter v. Industrial Comm'n
633 P.2d 1052 (1981)
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Workers compensation
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Western Casualty & Sur. Co. v. Int'l Spas
634 P.2d 3 (1981)
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Insurance
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St. Joseph's Hosp. & Medical Ct. v. Maricopa County
635 P.2d 527 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981)
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Public funding of health care
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Haire, Jacobson
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O'Connor affirmed judgment as modified for a private hospital against the county for reimbursement of medical costs for an indigent patient.
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Bloom v. Fry's Food Stores
636 P.2d 1229 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981)
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Tort: personal injury
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Haire, Jacobson
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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.
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United Riggers Erectors v. Industrial Comm'n
640 P.2d 189 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981)
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Workers compensation
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Wren, Froeb
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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
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