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James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Sep 19, 1940.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Sep 19, 1940
Born
1886

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Sep 19, 1940 – Sep 28, 1949

Education

  • University of North DakotaA.B., 1907
  • University of North Dakota School of LawLL.B., 1908
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1909
  • Yale UniversityM.A., 1910

Career

Instructor of rhetoric, Yale University, 1909-1912; Private practice, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1912-1925; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1925-1933; Comptroller of the currency, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1933-1938

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