Roger George Connor (April 23, 1926 – July 4, 1999) was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from December 2, 1968, to May 1, 1983.
Connor served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1] He was one of sixteen applicants announced as having passed the Alaska state bar examination on March 1, 1955.[2] In April 1956, he was named acting United States district attorney of Alaska's first division.[3] The following month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally named Connor to be the United States attorney for that division.[1][4] On April 23, 1959, Eisenhower accepted Connor's resignation from the post.[5]
In 1968, the Alaska Supreme Court was expanded from three justices to five, and the two new seats were filled by the appointments of Connor and George F. Boney.[6] In November 1982, Connor was injured in a car accident in which he was struck by a drunk driver,[7] which ultimately led to his resignation from the court in May 1983.[8]
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- ^ a b "Attorney Names", Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (May 28, 1956), p. 2.
- ^ "La Follette Passes Alaska Bar Exam", Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (March 1, 1955), p. 1.
- ^ "Connor named to D.A. post in first division today", Daily Sitka Sentinel (April 6, 1956), p. 1.
- ^ "Connor to be new district attorney", Daily Sitka Sentinel (May 28, 1956), p. 1.
- ^ "Ike Accepts Resignation", Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (April 23, 1959), p. 1.
- ^ "Supreme Court Meeting Here", Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (June 24, 1969), p. 1.
- ^ "Sentenced", Daily Sitka Sentinel (June 14, 1983), p. 3.
- ^ "Alaska Justice Named", Daily Sitka Sentinel (July 11, 1983), p. 3.