Kevin J. O'Connor at a glance
- Current role
- Civil Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Kevin J. O'Connor
Civil Judge · New Jersey Superior Court, Essex Vicinage
Biography
Professional career
Education
- Special Assistant Attorney General, Kansas Attorney General’s Office (2011) He earned his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1992 and is registered as a Republican
Additional information
- Retired from this position in 2023
- Appointed to that bench by Governor Sam Brownback on April 28, 2015, filling a vacancy left by the passing of Judge Richard T. Ballinger
- Before his New Jersey appointment, O’Connor held the role of a judge in the 18th Judicial District Court of Kansas, covering Sedgwick County
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