Ernest Aloysius O'Brien

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Ernest Aloysius O'Brien
Judicial portrait of Ernest Aloysius O'Brien, c. 1948.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office March 4, 1931 – October 9, 1948
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Seat established by 46 Stat. 1197
Succeeded by	Thomas Patrick Thornton
Personal details
Born	Ernest Aloysius O'Brien (1880-07-01)July 1, 1880 Detroit, Michigan
Died	October 9, 1948(1948-10-09) (aged 68)
Education	Detroit College (B.A.) Detroit College of Law (LL.B.)

Ernest Aloysius O'Brien (July 1, 1880 – October 9, 1948) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in Detroit, Michigan, O'Brien received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Detroit College (now University of Detroit Mercy) in 1898 and a Bachelor of Laws from Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1905. He was in private practice in Detroit from 1906 to 1928. He was a Judge of the Circuit Court of Michigan in 1928, returning to private practice from 1928 to 1931.

Federal judicial service

On February 26, 1931, O'Brien was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan created by 46 Stat. 1197. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1931, and received his commission on March 4, 1931. O'Brien served in that capacity until his death on October 9, 1948.

Sources

• Ernest Aloysius O'Brien at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.