Earl Eugene O'Connor

Earl Eugene O'Connor
Earl Eugene O'Connor
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
	In office; March 1, 1992 – November 29, 1998
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
	In office; 1981–1992
Preceded by	Frank Gordon Theis
Succeeded by	Patrick F. Kelly
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
	In office; November 1, 1971 – March 1, 1992
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.
Succeeded by	Kathryn H. Vratil
Personal details
Born	Earl Eugene O'Connor; October 6, 1922; Paola, Kansas
Died	November 29, 1998 (aged 76); Mission, Kansas
Education	University of Kansas (B.S.); University of Kansas School of Law (LL.B.)

Earl Eugene O'Connor (October 6, 1922 – November 29, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Education and career

O'Connor was born in Paola, Kansas. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. Following his military service, he pursued higher education at the University of Kansas, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1948 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1950.

He began his legal career in private practice in Mission, Kansas, from 1950 to 1951 before serving as an assistant county attorney for Johnson County, Kansas, from 1951 to 1953. He subsequently held judicial positions within the county, serving as a probate and juvenile court judge from 1953 to 1955 and as a district judge from 1955 to 1965.

In 1965, he was appointed as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, a position he held until 1971.^[1]

Federal judicial service

On October 19, 1971, O'Connor was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by Judge Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. O'Connor was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 28, 1971, and received his commission on November 1, 1971. He served as Chief Judge from 1981 to 1992, assuming senior status on March 1, 1992. O'Connor served in that capacity until his death on November 29, 1998, in Mission.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Earl Eugene O'Connor at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Earl Eugene O'Connor at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1971–1992	Succeeded by Kathryn H. Vratil
Preceded by Frank Gordon Theis	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1981–1992	Succeeded by Patrick F. Kelly
Preceded by William J. Wertz	Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 1965–1971	Succeeded by David Prager

[auto-1] Earl Eugene O'Connor at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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