Terrence L. O`Brien

Judge Terrence L. O`Brien

Personal

Birthday:

1943

Birthplace:

Lincoln, NE

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, Ordnance Corps, 1966-1969
Staff attorney, Appellate Section, Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1974
Private practice, Wyoming, 1974-1980, 2001-2002
Judge, Wyoming District Court, Sixth Judicial District, 1980-2000
President, Visionary Communications, Inc., 2000-2001

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, August 2, 2001; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Wyoming

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1965

Name of School - Second:

University of Wyoming College of Law

The primary mission of the College of Law is to provide a high quality legal education to its students. We also work to serve the legal profession and the public, and to enhance our own professional competence and development, through the production of high-quality legal scholarship. We also provide law-related educational and other services to the Bar, the University community and the general public.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1972

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Court Name:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/16/2002

Retirement from Active Service:

4/30/2013