Con nor ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁South ▁Texas ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Texas ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁an ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney ▁with ▁the ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁District ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁O ' Con nor ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁career ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁O ' Con nor ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁vac ated ▁by ▁A . ▁Joe ▁Fish . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁confirmed ▁O ' Con nor ' s ▁appointment ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Sign ific