Degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. degree in Communications) and a member of the Board of Visitors of the Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans (from where he received his Juris Doctor law degree.) He also holds a M.A. O’Brien is a “Distinguished Alumnus” of Michigan State University (from where he received his B.A. Supreme Court have appeared on the Op Ed pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other major newspapers around the U.S. O'Brien's opinions on issues ranging from the death penalty to broadcast coverage of the U.S. His report on Georgia's Sex Offender Law (2007)was honored with the Silver Screen Award from the U.S. O'Brien is currently a contributing correspondent to the PBS Broadcast, “Religion and Ethics Newsweekly.” His 2006 PBS Report on 'DNA and Fair Trials'-which explores the legal and ethical implications of post-conviction DNA exoneration, was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle. His reporting on the death penalty and alternative dispute resolution have also been separately recognized by the American Bar Association for journalism excellence.

O'Brien also received a Columbia-DuPont Award for Human Rights Reporting for “Escape From Justice-Nazi War Criminals in America,” an ABC News documentary. His television documentaries on the criminal justice system received the American Bar Association’s highest award (The Silver Gavel Award) as well as a Columbia-DuPont Award for Excellence in journalism.

The National Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded him an Emmy for his contributions to CNN’s coverage of the September 11th terrorism attacks. O’Brien’s reporting has received the highest accolades of both the legal and journalism professions. He is a recognized expert on the Court, its Justices and on the development of a generation of constitutional law. Supreme Court for ABC News for nearly twenty-five years. Tim O’Brien is an attorney and an award winning journalist whose achievements include covering the U.S.

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