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Michael O'Neill (Texas)
Michael J. O'Neill is a former justice on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He ran unopposed and was elected to this position in the November 3, 1998 election.[1] His term was set to expire on December 31, 2016, but before it ended, O'Neill became a senior judge. Texas Governor Rick Perry selected David Schenck to replace him.[2][3][4]
Education
Justice O'Neill has an extensive background in mathematics. Prior to entering law school at Northwestern in 1971, Justice O'Neill had already earned his B.S. in mathematics from M.I.T. and his Ph.D in mathematics from the University of Kansas. His doctoral thesis was entitled "Semi-Fredholm Operators in von Neumann Algebras." He has taught math classes at multiple universities.
Justice O'Neill entered law school at Northwestern, but he later transferred to the University of Notre Dame Law School.[5]
Career
After graduating from law school, Justice O'Neill moved to Dallas, where he worked in private practice, primarily in the fields of business and civil litigation. His judicial career includes service as presiding judge of the Civil District Courts of Dallas County, and then as judge of the 193rd Judicial District Court in Dallas County.[5]
Elections
2010
O'Neill was re-elected after running unopposed.[6]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas election results see 1998 General Election results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: Judges' terms
- ↑ The State of Texas: Office of Governor Rick Perry, "Gov. Perry Appoints Schenck as Justice of the 5th Court of Appeals," January 7, 2015
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Schenck named to Dalas appeals court," January 8, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dallas Bar Association: Justice O'Neill
- ↑ texasjudges.org, List of Judicial Candidates
