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Eileen O'Connor (Florida)
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Eileen M. O'Connor was a Civil Division judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Florida. She was appointed to a newly-created position by former Governor Jeb Bush on May 9, 2003. She was re-elected in 2010 to a six-year term, but she retired in 2014.[1][2][3][4]
Education
O'Connor received her B.A. degree (in political science/government) from the University of Massachusetts and then earned her J.D. degree from the Suffolk University School of Law in 1976.[1][5]
Career
O'Connor worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1981 until she was appointed to the circuit court in 2003. She retired in 2014.[1][4][5]
Elections
2010
O'Connor won re-election to the Florida 17th Circuit Court. She won the primary, receiving 71.4 percent of the vote. She then ran unopposed in the general election on November 2nd.[6]
- Main article: Florida judicial elections, 2010
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sun Sentinel, "Bush Names Two Judges To Broward Circuit," May 11, 2003
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, ""Eileen M. O'Connor, 2010" accessed May 24, 2014"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Florida
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Office of Governor Rick Scott, "Governor Rick Scott Appoints Judge Edward H. Merrigan, Jr. to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court," March 21, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Bar, "Judicial Candidate Voluntary Self-Disclosure Statement: Eileen M. O'Connor"
- ↑ Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, ""August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 24, 2014"
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
