Background
O'Connor, John Joseph was born on March 11, 1913 in Baltimore. Son of Josip Juraj and Ann E. (Connelly) O'C.
O'Connor, John Joseph was born on March 11, 1913 in Baltimore. Son of Josip Juraj and Ann E. (Connelly) O'C.
Graduate summa cum laude, St. Charles College, 1931; Bachelor of Laws, University Baltimore, 1938.
Partner, O'Connor, Boyd, Ewell and Moran, 1939-1941; trial attorney, Office Price Administration, Baltimore, 1947; associate, C.P. Mundy and Electronic Arts Smith, Baltimore, 1948-1952; associate, Fisher, Krieger and Sweeten, Baltimore, 1953-1957; senior partner, O'Connor, Preston, Glenn and Smith (P.A.), Baltimore, 1958-1978; counsel, O'Connor, Preston, Glenn and Smith (P.A.), 1978-1985.
Member Cancer Control Society, National Tax Limitation Committee, Committee for Freedom of Choice in Cancer Therapy, Inc., Citizens for Decency through Law, Council for Inter-American Security, Liberty Lobby Board of Policy, National Fedn.for Decency, American Family Association, Human Life International, Citizens Against Government Waste, Committee to Restore Constitution, Jefferson Ednl. Foundation, StateDept. Watch, Washington Legal Foundation, Abraham Lincoln Foundation.
State chairman Liberty Amendment Committee, 1973-1985. Fellow International Academy Trial Lawyers, American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association (workman's compensation and employers liability insurance law committee 1957-1970, commission on labor relations law 1966-1970), Federal Bar Association (commission on admiralty and maritime law 1958), Maryland.
State Bar Association (commission on medico-legal problems 1967-1968, 1972-1977), Bar Association of Baltimore (chairman jury committee 1965-1966, member supreme bench-law courts committee 1960-1961), Maritime Law Association United States, American Trial Lawyers Association (sustaining member), Maryland. Trial Lawyers Association (founder, president 1957, Chairman of the Board Governors 1958, founder Counsel forthe Plaintiff periodical 1958, editor 1958-1967), National Police Reserve Officers Association, Heuisler Honor Society, Military Order Purple Heart (past Chairman.nat. Americanism commission), Catholic War Veterans (past national Americanism officer), American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, John Birch Society, The Spirit of 76 Society, Americans for High Frontier, Young American's Foundation.
Married Jane S. Hale, October 13, 1946. Children: Craig C., Corinne J.