Earl O'Connor
| Earl O'Connor | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 11/1/1971 - 3/1/1992 |
| Chief: | 1981 - 1992 |
| Senior: | 3/1/1992 - 11/29/1998 |
| Preceded by: | Arthur Stanley |
| Succeeded by: | Kathryn Vratil |
| Past post: | Kansas Supreme Court |
| Past term: | 1965-1971 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 6, 1922 |
| Home State: | Paola, KS |
| Deceased: | November 29, 1998 |
| Bachelors: | U. of Kansas, B.A., 1948 |
| Law School: | U. of Kansas Law, LL.B., 1950 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1942-1946 |
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Earl Eugene O'Connor (1922-1998) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and a justice on the Kansas Supreme Court.
O'Connor was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 19, 1971, to a seat vacated by Arthur Stanley; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 28, 1971, and received commission on November 1. He served as chief judge from 1981 until he assumed senior status on March 1, 1992. He served until his death on November 29, 1998.[1] O'Connor was succeeded in this position by Kathryn Vratil.
Early life and education
- University of Kansas, B.S., 1948
- University of Kansas School of Law, LL.B., 1950[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Mission, Kansas, 1950-1951
- Assistant county attorney, Johnson County, Kansas, 1951-1953
- Probate and juvenile court judge, Johnson County, Kansas, 1953-1955
- District judge, Johnson County, Kansas, 1955-1965
- Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1965-1971[1]
Judicial career
District of Kansas
O'Connor was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 19, 1971, to a seat vacated by Arthur Stanley; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 28, 1971, and received commission on November 1. He served as chief judge from 1981 until he assumed senior status on March 1, 1992. He served until his death on November 29, 1998.[1] O'Connor was succeeded in this position by Kathryn Vratil.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Earl O'Connor's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Arthur Stanley |
District of Kansas 1971–1992 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Kathryn Vratil |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kathryn Vratil • John Marten • Carlos Murguia • Eric Melgren • Julie Robinson | ||
| Senior judges |
Richard D. Rogers • Monti Belot • Sam Crow • John Lungstrum • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David Waxse • Gary Sebelius • Gerald Rushfelt • James O'Hara • Donald Bostwick • Karen Humphreys • Kenneth Gale • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Wesley Brown • Mark W. Delahay • Archibald Williams • Cassius Gaius Foster • William Cather Hook • John Calvin Pollock • George Thomas McDermott • Richard Joseph Hopkins • Guy Helvering • Delmas Hill • Patrick Kelly • Arthur Mellott • Earl O'Connor • Dale Saffels • Arthur Stanley • Henry Templar • Frank Theis • George VanBebber • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wesley Brown • John Lungstrum • Delmas Hill • Patrick Kelly • Arthur Mellott • Earl O'Connor • Arthur Stanley • Frank Theis • George VanBebber • | ||
