Terrence L. O'Brien

{{Short description|American judge (born 1943)}}

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| office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

| term_start = April 30, 2013

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| office1 = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

| term_start1 = April 16, 2002

| term_end1 = April 30, 2013

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| predecessor1 = Wade Brorby

| successor1 = Gregory A. Phillips

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| birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.

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Terrence Leo O'Brien (born August 8, 1943){{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754077274854&seq=484|page=474|title=Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session|volume=3|author=U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary|year=2003}} is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Education and career

O'Brien was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wyoming in 1965. He received a Juris Doctor from University of Wyoming Law School in 1972. He was in the United States Army, Ordnance Corps from 1966 to 1969. He was a Staff attorney of Land & Natural Resources Division/Appellate Section, United States Department of Justice from 1972 to 1974. He was in private practice of law in Wyoming from 1974 to 1980. He was a District Judge, Sixth Judicial District Court of Wyoming from 1980 to 2000. He was a President, Visionary Communications, Inc. from 2000 to 2001. He was in private practice of law in Wyoming from 2001 to 2002.

Federal judicial service

O'Brien is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. O`Brien was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by Wade Brorby. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by a 98–0 vote on April 15, 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00068|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Terrence L. O'Brien, of Wyoming, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit)}} He received his commission on April 16, 2002.{{FJC Bio|nid=1391521|inline=yes}} O'Brien assumed senior status on April 30, 2013.

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