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