Background
O'Connor, Francis Patrick was born on December 12, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Lane and Florence Mary (Hagerty) O'C.
O'Connor, Francis Patrick was born on December 12, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Lane and Florence Mary (Hagerty) O'C.
AB, Holy Cross College, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, Boston College, 1953. Juris Doctor (honorary), Suffolk University, 1983.
Juris Doctor (honorary), New England School Law, 1984.
Associate, Friedman, Atherton, Sisson & Kozol, Boston, 1954-1957; associate, Mason, Crotty, Dunn & O'Connor, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1957-1973; associate, Wolfson, Moynihan, Dodson & O'Connor, Worcester, 1974-1975; judge, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1976-1981; associate judge, Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1981-1997; retired, Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1997.
Married Ann Elizabeth O'Brien. Children: Kathleen, Francis P., Brien T., Maureen T., Ellen M., Ann E., Jane C., Joyce E., Thomas J., Matthew P.