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Terrence L. O'Brien

Terrence L. O'Brien

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1943 in Lincoln, NE

FJC ID: 2937

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2002–2013200220102020202540
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 72/year

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2002–20132002201020202025720
citing decisions

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2002–2013

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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Terrence Leo O'Brien (born August 8, 1943) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

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

Appointments

  1. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    2002–2013 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Wyoming College of Law
    University of Wyoming College of Law
    J.D. · 1972
  2. University of Wyoming
    B.S. · 1965