Statesboro native Patrick T. O'Connor was installed last month as the 54th president of the 48,000-member State Bar of Georgia during the organization's annual meeting in Amelia Island, Fla. Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia administered the oath of office. O'Connor served as president-elect and treasurer of the State Bar during the past year and previously served as a member on its Board of Governors and Executive Committee and as secretary (2014-15).