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Judge Connor was born in Akron, Ohio in 1940, but from early childhood on has been a resident of Columbus, Ohio. He is a third generation attorney. His grandfather, also John A. Connor, was admitted to the practice of law in 1904, and his father John D. Connor was admitted in 1939. After graduation from Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he earned a B.S. in history and economics, he received his law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law. Upon graduation in 1966, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General under William B. Saxbe and Paul W. Brown (1969), and was eventually appointed Chief of Liquor Control by William J. Brown (1971-1973). He then entered the general practice of law in 1973, where among his most notable clients was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, which had been represented by his grandfather and father since 1904. During that time he also served as special counsel to Attorneys General William J. Brown, Anthony J. Celebrezze, and Lee Fisher (1973-1992). In 1992, he was elected to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, where he served for over 16 years. While serving on the common pleas bench, Judge Connor also served as the drug court judge in the drug court program known as TIES, in addition to his other duties as a general division judge. In 2008, he was elected to the appellate bench and began his term on February 9, 2009.
EDUCATION
- 1966 Juris Doctorate, The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
- 1962 Bachelor of Science, Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland
PREVIOUS NON-JUDICIAL WORK EXPERIENCE
- 1973 – 1993 Private Practice of Law
Has served as special counsel to Attorneys General William J. Brown, Anthony J. Celebrezze and Lee Fisher
- 1971 – 1973 Chief of Liquor Control Section, State of Ohio
Under Attorney General William J. Brown
- 1969 – 1970 Assistant to the Director of Liquor Control, State of Ohio
Under James A. Rhodes
- 1966 – 1971 Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio
Under Attorneys General William B. Saxbe; Paul W. Brown and William J. Brown
MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Columbus Bar Association
- Common Pleas Court Committee
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- Dispute Resolution Committee
- Ohio Judicial Conference
- Civil Law Committee
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- Criminal Law Committee
- American Bar Association
- National Conference of State Trial Judges - Member of the Executive Committee, 1996-2002
- ADR Committee
- Court Management Committee
- Judicial Evaluation Committee
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Association of Common Pleas Judges of Ohio
- Alvis House Board of Directors, 1995-2001, 2004-Present
- Chairman of the Board, 2005-2009
- Executive Committee
- NAACP
- Charity Newsies
- Ohio State University Alumni Association
- Member of the Columbus Bar Foundation Fellows
- Attends St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
- Knights of Columbus - Fourth Degree
- Shamrock Club of Columbus - 2006 Irishman of the Year
- Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Agonis Club of Columbus
- Loyal Order of Moose
- Columbus Maennerchor
- Columbus Country Club
- Franklin County Community Based Correction Facility - Board member 1993 to 2004
- Member of the PADI Diving Society - Certified Advanced Diver
- Capital Club
STAFF MEMBERS
Attorneys:
- Renee Amlin
- Leighann K. Poplaski
Judicial Secretary:
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