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]