Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....O'Brien, Ray Joseph November 2, 1889 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

HON. RAY JOSEPH O達RIEN, Lawyer and Jurist. Graduated from Hastings College of 
Law, University of California, where he received his LL.B. degree in 1913, 
Judge Ray J. O達rien came immediately to Honolulu and became associated in the 
practice of his profession with E. C. Peters, now chief justice of the Supreme 
Court. At the conclusion of his World war service in 1919 he returned to 
Honolulu and practiced alone until June 24, 1922, when he received his 
appointment as a judge of the circuit court, first judicial circuit.
  Judge O達rien also served as a member of the Territorial Board of Bar 
Examiners from 1920 until his appointment to the bench, and in 1922 he was 
appointed by Judge Peters a member of the Land Court of the Territory.
  During the World war Judge O達rien served overseas for 11 months with the 
363rd Infantry, 91st Division, and participated in three major engagements, 
St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Lyscheldt.
  Born in Mare Island, Calif., on Nov. 2, 1889, Judge O達rien is the son of 
John and Katherine (Hayes) O達rien. In 1923 he married Ruth True of New York. 
He is an Elk, Mason, and a member of the Oahu Country, Outrigger Canoe, 
Healani Boat and Commercial clubs, and Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity.


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