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Ryan T. O'Connor | |
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| Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office February 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Tina Kotek |
| Preceded by | Josephine Mooney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ryan Timothy O'Connor c. 1978 (age 46–47) Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Portland University of Notre Dame (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney, jurist |
Ryan Timothy O'Connor (born c. 1978) is an American attorney and judge who serves on the Oregon Court of Appeals. His successful argument before the Oregon Supreme Court in Watkins v. Ackley, applied the U.S. Supreme Court's ban on non-unanimous jury verdicts retroactively to hundreds of Oregon cases.
Early life and education
O'Connor was born circa 1978 in Olympia, Washington. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Portland and his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Career
O'Connor began his legal career working in the Office of Public Defense Services in Oregon. He later became a partner at O'Connor Weber LLC, an appellate advocacy law firm in Oregon, and served as Co-Executive Director of Equal Justice Law.[1]
O'Connor served as lead counsel in Watkins v. Ackley, representing Jacob Watkins, who had been convicted of four felonies by a 10-2 jury verdict in 2010.[2] Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, which struck down non-unanimous jury verdicts as unconstitutional, O'Connor and his team argued that the ruling should apply retroactively to Oregon convictions. In December 2022, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of O'Connor's client, determining that the ban on non-unanimous jury verdicts applied to all Oregon convictions, including those finalized before the Ramos decision.[2] The decision affected an estimated 300 people incarcerated in Oregon based on non-unanimous jury verdicts.[2]
Oregon Court of Appeals
On February 19, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek announced O'Connor's appointment to the Oregon Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Josephine Mooney.[1][3] The appointment was effective immediately.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Governor Kotek Appoints Ryan O'Connor to the Oregon Court of Appeals" (Press release). Office of Governor Tina Kotek. February 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c Rush, Claire (December 30, 2022). "Oregon Supreme Court finds hundreds convicted by nonunanimous juries deserve new trial". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ Spalding, Zane (February 19, 2025). "Attorney who helped outlaw non-unanimous jury verdicts gets nod for Oregon Court of Appeals". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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