Background
O'Connor was born in Toronto, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario.
politician Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament member of the House of Commons of Canada
O'Connor was born in Toronto, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario.
University of Western Ontario.
He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1974, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987. From 1993 to 2015 he was a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He was called to the bar in 1966.
He served as executive assistant to Attorney General of Ontario Allan Lawrence. O'Connor was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 federal election, defeating Liberal incumbent Rud Whiting by 2,221 votes in Halton. He lost to Liberal Frank Philbrook by 1,911 votes in the 1974 election.
Eleven years later, O'Connor was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Doug Carrothers by 687 votes in Oakville. He was defeated in the 1987 election, losing to Doug Carrothers by 1,291 votes. Federal (Halton)
Ontario (Oakville South)
In 1993, O'Connor was appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
He retired in 2015 at the age of 75. In 1997 he was appointed as a Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Justice.
In opposition, O'Connor served as his party's critic for Justice and the Attorney General.
O'Connor was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.