James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor

James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor (November 10, 1886 – September 28, 1949) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
September 27, 1940  September 28, 1949
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam P. James
Succeeded byWilliam Matthew Byrne Sr.
18th Comptroller of the Currency
In office
May 11, 1933 - April 16, 1938
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJohn W. Pole
Succeeded byPreston Delano
Personal details
Born
James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor

(1886-11-10)November 10, 1886
Grand Forks, Dakota Territory
DiedSeptember 28, 1949(1949-09-28) (aged 62)
Los Angeles, California
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (A.B.)
University of North Dakota School of Law (LL.B.)
Yale Law School (LL.B.)
Yale University (M.A.)

Education and career

Born in Grand Forks, Dakota Territory (now North Dakota), O'Connor received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of North Dakota in 1907, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1908, a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1909, and a Master of Arts degree from Yale University in 1910. He was an Instructor of Rhetoric at Yale University from 1909 to 1912. He was in private practice in Grand Forks from 1912 to 1925, and in Los Angeles, California from 1925 to 1933. He served as Comptroller of the Currency in the United States Department of the Treasury from May 11, 1933 to April 16, 1938.[1]

Federal judicial service

O'Connor was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 28, 1940, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge William P. James. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 19, 1940, and received his commission on September 27, 1940. His service terminated on September 28, 1949, due to his death in Los Angeles.[1]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
S. J. Doyle
Democratic nominee for Governor of North Dakota
1920
Vacant
Title next held by
Halvor L. Halvorson
Preceded by
John Burke
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from North Dakota
(Class 1)

1922
Succeeded by
F. F. Burchard
Legal offices
Preceded by
William P. James
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
1940–1949
Succeeded by
William Matthew Byrne Sr.
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