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Terrence L. O'Brien
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Senior status since April 30, 2013.
Confirmed 98 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 19, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 11, 2002
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 98 to 0
- Confirmed
- April 15, 2002
- Commissioned
- April 16, 2002
- Senior status
- Since April 30, 2013
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1943, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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