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Maureen O'Connor's Biography

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Full Name:

Maureen O'Connor

Gender:

Female

Family:

Divorced; 2 Children: Alex, Edward

Birth Date:

08/07/1951

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

Home City:

Cleveland Heights, OH

Religion:

Catholic

JD, Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, 1980

Attended, State University of New York, 1974-1975

BA, History, Seton Hill College, 1973

Director, Department of Public Safety, Ohio, 1998-2003

Lieutenant Governor, State of Ohio, 1998-2003

Member, Joint Task Force to Review the Death Penalty Administration, Ohio

Chair, Security Task Force, Ohio

Chair, State Building Security Review Committee, Ohio

Chief Justice, Ohio State Supreme Court, 2011-2022

Associate Justice, Ohio State Supreme Court, 2002-2010

Prosecuting Attorney, General Attorneys Office, Summit County, Ohio, 1995-1999

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Summit County, Ohio, 1993-1995

Magistrate, Probate Court, Summit County, Ohio, 1985-1993

Attorney, Private Practice of Law, 1981-1985

Attorney, Lexis/Clerk/Jones/Day/Reavis & Pogue, 1978-1979

Waitress, Brown Derby Restaurant, 1976-1977

Management Trainee, Associates Financial Services, 1973-1975

Member, Advisory Committee, Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, 2003-present

Member, American Law Institute, present

Member, Board of Directors, Conference of Chief Justices, present

Member, Saint Vincent de Paul, Akron, present

Member, Bar Foundation, Ohio

Member, John Manos Inns of Court

Former Member, Saint Anns Parish

Member, National District Attorney Association, 1995-1999

Member, Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Ohio, 1995-1999

Awards:

Esther H. Brocker Award, Capital University Law School, 2015
Dr. Bennett J. Cooper Award, Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections, 2015
Public Service Award, Ohio Association for Civil Trial Attorneys, 2014
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Akron School of Law, 2013
Commencement Speaker for the University of Akron School of Law, 2013
Alumnus of the Year, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2012
Founders' Award, Ohio Women's Bar Association, 2011
Pioneer Award, Akron Bar Association, 2011
Irish Legal 100, 2010
Commencement Speaker for Seton Hill College, May, 2001
Commencement Speaker for Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1999
Cleveland State University Distinguished Alumnae Award for Civic Achievement, 1997
MADD Law Enforcement Award, Summit County, Ohio, 1997

Names of Grandchildren:

Xavier, Henry, and twin girls Mallory & Maryn.

Number of Grandchildren:

4

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