The Hon. Romaine Frances O’Brien is a judge for the 17th Judicial District Court of Virginia. She was elected to the bench by the Virginia General Assembly in 2013, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Karen Henenberg.
The 17th Judicial District includes Arlington County and the City of Falls Church.
Prior to her election, O’Brien was a senior assistant commonwealth’s attorney, tasked with prosecuting cases that ranged from traffic offenses to murder. She joined the office as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in 1996. O’Brien also served as the office liaison to the Falls Church Police Department. Before that, she was an assistant state’s attorney in Baltimore, Maryland, and a former private practice attorney.
O’Brien received a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s College. She then completed a J.D. at Loyola Law School in 1982.
Her memberships include the Arlington County Bar Association.
O’Brien and her husband, Stephen Flott, have three children.
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