Colleen O'Brien
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Colleen O'Brien is an Oakland County Circuit judge who ran with the Republican endorsement for the Michigan Supreme Court in 2012. She lost in the general election.
O'Brien has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Detroit College of Law. She became a judge of the 6th Circuit, that covers Oakland County, in 1998.
After Diane Hathaway resigned from the Michigan Supreme Court amid fraud charges O'Brien was seen as a strong candidate to replace her. The appointment eventually went to David Viviano of Macomb County.
Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151010104614/https://www.oakgov.com/courts/circuit/Pages/judges/obrien-colleen-pro.aspx Oakland Circuit page on O'Brien]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151010044454/https://www.oakgov.com/courts/circuit/Pages/judges/obrien-colleen.aspx Sixth Circuit page on O'Brien]
- [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130108/NEWS15/301080075/Oakland-County-Circuit-Judge-Colleen-O-Brien-seen-as-front-runner-to-replace-Michigan-Supreme-Court-Justice-Diane-Hathaway Free Press article on O'Brien]
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Category:University of Michigan alumni
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