O'Connor was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1969 to 1979, and an Official Referee (i.e. a senior judge on an additional seat) of the Supreme Court from 1980 to 1985. From 1976 to 1985, he sat on the Appellate Division.
He died on December 2, 1992, in Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing, Queens, from head injuries he had suffered 13 days earlier when he fell down a flight of stairs at his home.
References
Biography of Frank D. O'Connor, New York City Department of Parks
Frank D. O'Connor, 82, Is Dead; Retired New York Appellate Judge in The New York Times on December 3, 1992
frank, connor, december, 1909, december, 1992, american, lawyer, politician, from, york, life, edito, connor, born, december, 1909, manhattan, york, city, irish, immigrants, grew, elmhurst, graduated, from, newtown, high, school, niagara, university, 1932, fro. Frank D O Connor December 20 1909 December 2 1992 was an American lawyer and politician from New York Life EditO Connor was born on December 20 1909 in Manhattan New York City the son of Irish immigrants He grew up in Elmhurst and graduated from Newtown High School and Niagara University in 1932 and from Brooklyn Law School in 1934 He served as a lieutenant in the U S Coast Guard during World War II He later practiced law in Queens and became active in politics as a Democrat He was a member of the New York State Senate 6th Dist from 1949 to 1952 sitting in the 167th and 168th New York State Legislatures In November 1952 he ran for re election but was defeated by Republican Bernard Tompkins O Connor gained fame as a lawyer in 1953 when he defended Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero a bass player at the Stork Club falsely accused of armed robbery The story was the basis of the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock movie The Wrong Man in which O Connor was portrayed by Anthony Quayle O Connor was again a member of the State Senate 8th Dist in 1955 In November 1955 he was elected as District Attorney of Queens County and remained in office from 1956 to 1965 He was a delegate to the 1960 and 1964 Democratic National Conventions In 1966 he was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of New York losing to Nelson Rockefeller He was President of the New York City Council from 1966 to 1968 O Connor was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1969 to 1979 and an Official Referee i e a senior judge on an additional seat of the Supreme Court from 1980 to 1985 From 1976 to 1985 he sat on the Appellate Division He died on December 2 1992 in Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing Queens from head injuries he had suffered 13 days earlier when he fell down a flight of stairs at his home References EditBiography of Frank D O Connor New York City Department of Parks Frank D O Connor 82 Is Dead Retired New York Appellate Judge in The New York Times on December 3 1992Political officesPreceded byCharles T Corey New York State Senate 6th District1949 1952 Succeeded byBernard TompkinsPreceded byThomas J Cuite New York State Senate 8th District1955 Succeeded byBernard TompkinsLegal officesPreceded byT Vincent Quinn District Attorney of Queens County1956 1965 Succeeded byNat H HentelPolitical officesPreceded byPaul R Screvane President of the New York City Council1966 1968 Succeeded byFrancis X SmithParty political officesPreceded byRobert M Morgenthau 1962 Democratic Nominee for Governor of New York1966 Succeeded byArthur Goldberg 1970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank D O 27Connor amp oldid 1092238570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
