| Earl Eugene O'Connor | |
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| 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 (1922-10-06)October 6, 1922 Paola, Kansas |
| Died | November 29, 1998(1998-11-29) (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
Born in Paola, Kansas, O'Connor was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas in 1948 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1950. He was in private practice in Mission, Kansas from 1950 to 1951, and was then an assistant county attorney of Johnson County, Kansas from 1951 to 1953. He was a probate and juvenile court judge in Johnson County from 1953 to 1955, and then a district judge in Johnson County from 1955 to 1965. He served as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from 1965 to 1971.
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.
References
- ^ 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 | ||
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| Preceded byArthur Jehu Stanley Jr. | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1971–1992 |
Succeeded byKathryn H. Vratil |
| Preceded byFrank Gordon Theis | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas 1981–1992 |
Succeeded byPatrick F. Kelly |
| Preceded byWilliam J. Wertz | Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court 1965–1971 |
Succeeded byDavid Prager |
- 1922 births
- 1998 deaths
- Kansas state court judges
- Justices of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
- United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Army officers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- People from Paola, Kansas
- People from Mission, Kansas
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- University of Kansas alumni
- University of Kansas School of Law alumni