In November 1919, Orr was re-elected to the Assembly, but on the first day of the session of the 143rd New York State Legislature he was called before the Speaker along with four of his Socialist colleagues — Louis Waldman, Charles Solomon, Samuel A. DeWitt, and August Claessens.

[3] A protracted political trial before the Assembly Committee on the Judiciary followed to determine the fitness of the five Socialists to take their seats, which ran throughout the winter and spring.

[4] Morris Hillquit and Seymour Stedman were the lead attorneys in handling the case for the Socialist defendants.

Orr ran for Congress in New York's 23rd congressional district in 1926, 1930 and 1934 on the Socialist ticket, but lost each time.

[6] He was appointed a city magistrate by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1942,[7] serving for 10 years until his retirement.