John Corbett O'Meara (November 4, 1933 – October 5, 2024) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
John Corbett O'Meara
Michigan Eastern District Court
Born 1933 in Hillsdale, MI
Died 2024 in Ann Arbor, MI
FJC ID: 1801
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 13/year
Michigan Eastern District Court · 1994–2024
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan1962–1994
Adjunct professor · 1965–1970
U.S. Navy1955–1959
Appointments
1994–2024 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1962- University of Notre DameA.B. · 1955