Xavier Connor
Francis Xavier Connor was an Australian jurist.
Known professionally as Xavier Connor, he was Chair of the Victorian Bar Council from 1967 to 1969. He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in 1972 and was made a foundation judge of the Federal Court of Australia in 1977, serving on this court until 1982.
Justice Connor served as President of the Australian Law Reform Commission from 1985 to 1987, President of the Courts-Martial Appeal Tribunal, Chairman of the Parole Board of the ACT, Head of the Board of Inquiry into Casinos in Victoria and Chairman of the Committee of Review of the Special Broadcasting Service.
