Terrence Leo O'Brien (born August 8, 1943) is a Senior

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of the

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Education and career

O'Brien was born in

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. He received a

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degree from the

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in 1965. He received a Juris Doctor from University of Wyoming Law School in 1972. He was in the

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, Ordnance Corps from 1966 to 1969. He was a Staff attorney of Land & Natural Resources Division/Appellate Section,

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from 1972 to 1974. He was in private practice of law in

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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

from 2001 to 2002.

Federal judicial service

O'Brien is a United States Circuit Judge of the

. O`Brien was nominated by President

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on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by Wade Brorby. He was confirmed by the

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by a 98–0 vote on April 15, 2002. He received his commission on April 16, 2002. O'Brien assumed

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on April 30, 2013.

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External links

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U.S. Department of Justice Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Terrence L. 1943 births Living people 21st-century American judges Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit People from Lincoln, Nebraska United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush University of Wyoming College of Law alumni Wyoming state court judges