Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 3, 1958
Caption:
A "DAY IN COURT": Municipal Court Judge Francis L. O'Brien hears evidence in a case presented by City Attorney Jacob F. Fahrner, jr., (left) and Ann Arbor Patrolman Robert Robinson, traffic warrant officer for the city. The "defendent" and his "attorney" are seen in the foreground (back to camera) in this posed picture.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 3, 1958
Caption:
JUDGE'S CONFERENCE: Municipal Judge Francis L. O'Brien talks with a citizen concerning a case scheduled to go through Municipal Court. The judge holds many such conferences in his chambers to gain a better understanding of cases.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 13, 1968
Caption:
Mike O'Brien, a 17-year-old St. Thomas High School senior, shows how and where he spends his Saturday afternoons - at the WOIA studios, where he is a disc-jockey. O'Brien, who has been spinning records for more than a year now, has his own radio show each Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m. The St. Thomas student, who is also a reporter for The News' Youth Page, plans to become a lawyer. He would be following in the path of his father, Probate Judge Francis L. O'Brien. His parents live at 216 S. Revena.