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Ernest Aloysius O'Brien

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Ernest Aloysius O'Brien served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Mar 2, 1931.

Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
Mar 2, 1931
Born
1880

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganHerbert Hoover · Mar 2, 1931 – Oct 9, 1948

Education

  • Detroit College (now University of Detroit Mercy)B.A., 1898
  • Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law)LL.B., 1905

Career

Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1928, 1928-1931; Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, 1928

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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