Background
O'Connor, Maureen was born on August 7, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Patrick and Mary E. O'Connor.
lawyer Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Supreme Court of Ohio
O'Connor, Maureen was born on August 7, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Patrick and Mary E. O'Connor.
Bachelor, Seton Hill College, 1973; postgraduate, State University of New York Juris Doctor, Cleveland State University, 1980.
Prior to this, O'Connor served as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and as the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, serving under Governor Bob Taft. She is a Republican.
O'Connor earned a bachelor's degree at Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1973 and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree at 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.
In 1998, O'Connor was elected Ohio's 61st Lieutenant Governor and served in that office from 1999 to 2003 under Governor Bob Taft. 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 67.14% of the vote against Democrat Joseph Russo. Her current term will expire in 2016. O'Connor defeated Chief Justice Eric Brown in the 2010 general election with 67.59% of the vote.
Brown had been appointed Chief Justice by Gov. Ted Strickland in May 2010 after the death of Thomas J. Moyer. She is the sixth woman to have served as an Ohio Supreme Court justice and is the first woman to hold the post of Chief Justice.
Parishioner St. Vincent's Church. Volunteer Comty. Drug Board, American Cancer Society, board directors. Board directors Victim Assistance, St. Edward Home, Fairlawn, Furnace St. Mission.
Member Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National District Attorneys Association, National Child Support Enforcement Association, National College District Attorneys Association, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association (Executive Committee), Ohio Family Support Association, Attorney General's Prosecutor LiaisonCom., Summit County Police Chiefs Association, Summit Forum, Summit CountyChild Mortality.
2 children: Alex, Eddie.