Maureen O'Connor
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| Maureen O'Connor | |
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| Assumed office 2003 |
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| In office 1999–2003 |
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| Governor | Bob Taft |
| Preceded by | Nancy P. Hollister |
| Succeeded by | Jennette Bradley |
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| Born | Columbus, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Judge |
Maureen O'Connor (born 7 August 1951, in Washington, D.C.) is an American jurist and an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. She is a Republican.
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[edit] Education and Experience
O'Connor was awarded a bachelor's degree by Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1973 and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree by Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1980. In 1981, O'Connor began practicing law in Summit County, Ohio. In 1985 she was appointed a magistrate of the Summit County Probate Court. She was then elected as a judge of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, serving on the bench from 1993 to 1995. In 1994 she was elected to the office of Summit County prosecutor and served in that office from 1995 to 1999.
[edit] Service as Ohio Lieutenant Governor
In 1998, O'Connor was elected Ohio's 61st Lieutenant Governor and served in that office from 1999 to 2003 under Governor Bob Taft.
[edit] Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court
In 2002, O'Connor ran for and was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, defeating Democrat Timothy Black. She began serving in 2003. She was reelected in 2008 with 67% of the vote against Democrat Joseph Russo. Her current term will expire in 2014. O'Connor, however, is currently running for Chief Justice in the 2010 general election. O'Connor will face Chief Justice Eric Brown, who was appointed Chief Justice in May 2010 after the death of Thomas Moyer, in the election. She is the sixth woman to have served as an Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Nancy P. Hollister |
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1999-2003 |
Succeeded by Jennette Bradley |
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