William Curtis Conner (March 27, 1920 – July 9, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. His rulings during his 35 years of service covered a broad range of issues, including the First Amendment, property rights to images of the Marx Brothers after their death, and songwriter royalties.
William Curtis Conner
New York Southern District Court
Born 1920 in Wichita Falls, TX
Died 2009 in Bronxville, NY
FJC ID: 496
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 15/year
New York Southern District Court · 1973–2009
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, New York City1945–1974
- U.S. Naval Reserve1942–1945
Appointments
1973–2009 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1942- University of TexasB.B.A. · 1941