James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor
James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor (November 10, 1886 – September 28, 1949) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
In office September 27, 1940 – September 28, 1949 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | William P. James |
Succeeded by | William Matthew Byrne Sr. |
Comptroller of the Currency | |
In office 1933–1938 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John W. Pole |
Succeeded by | Preston Delano |
Personal details | |
Born | James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor November 10, 1886 Grand Forks, Dakota Territory |
Died | September 28, 1949 62) Los Angeles, California | (aged
Education | University of North Dakota (A.B.) University of North Dakota School of Law (LL.B.) Yale Law School (LL.B.) Yale University (M.A.) |
Education and career
Born in Grand Forks, Dakota Territory (now North Dakota), O'Connor received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of North Dakota in 1907, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1908, a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1909, and a Master of Arts degree from Yale University in 1910. He was an Instructor of Rhetoric at Yale University from 1909 to 1912. He was in private practice in Grand Forks from 1912 to 1925, and in Los Angeles, California from 1925 to 1933. He served as Comptroller of the Currency in the United States Department of the Treasury from 1933 to 1938.[1]
Federal judicial service
O'Connor was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 28, 1940, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge William P. James. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 19, 1940, and received his commission on September 27, 1940. His service terminated on September 28, 1949, due to his death in Los Angeles.[1]
References
- James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Guide to the James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor Papers at The Bancroft Library
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by S. J. Doyle |
Democratic nominee for Governor of North Dakota 1920 |
Vacant Title next held by Halvor L. Halvorson |
Preceded by John Burke |
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from North Dakota (Class 1) 1922 |
Succeeded by F. F. Burchard |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by William P. James |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California 1940–1949 |
Succeeded by William Matthew Byrne Sr. |