Robert Williams (Oklahoma)
Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1891
- Southern University, B.A., 1892
- Southern University, M.A., 1894[1]
Professional career
- 1915-1919: Governor of Oklahoma
- 1907-1914: Chief Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
- 1899: City Attorney, Durant, Indian Territory
- 1891-1898: Attorney in private practice[1]
Judicial career
Tenth Circuit
Williams was nominated to the Tenth Circuit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 25, 1937, to fill the seat vacated by Judge George Thomas McDermott. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 20, 1937, and received commission the next day On March 31, 1939, Williams assumed senior status. He served on this court until his death on April 10, 1948.[1]
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Williams was nominated to the Eastern District of Oklahoma by President Woodrow Wilson on December 3, 1918, to fill the seat vacated by Judge Ralph Campbell. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 7, 1919, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until April 21, 1937, when he was appointed to the Tenth Circuit.[1] Williams was succeeded in this position by Judge Eugene Rice.
See also
External links
- Biography from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
- Biography from the U.S. GenWeb Project
- Judge Williams Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Williams Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Thomas McDermott |
Tenth Circuit 1937–1939 |
Succeeded by: ' |
| Preceded by: Ralph Campbell |
Eastern District of Oklahoma 1919 - 1937 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Eugene Rice
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Steven Shreder • Kimberly West • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David L. Russell • Ralph Campbell • Robert Williams (Oklahoma) • Joseph Morris • Franklin Elmore Kennamer • Alfred Murrah • Eugene Rice • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace (Oklahoma) • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Payne • Frank Seay • Joseph Morris • Eugene Rice • Billy Burrage • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jerome HolmesChief Judge: Timothy Tymkovich • Allison Eid • Harris Hartz • Carolyn McHugh • Nancy Moritz • Robert Bacharach • Scott Matheson (Utah) • Gregory Alan Phillips • Joel Carson • Veronica Rossman • Richard Federico | ||
| Senior judges |
Terrence O'Brien • Michael R. Murphy (Federal judge) • Carlos Lucero • Mary Briscoe • Paul Kelly (United States Court of Appeals judge) • David Ebel • Wade Brorby • Bobby Baldock • Stephen Anderson • John Porfilio • Stephanie Seymour • | ||
| Former judges | William E. Doyle (Colorado) • Neil Gorsuch • Robert Henry • Deanell Tacha • Michael McConnell (federal appeals judge) • William Holloway • Robert McWilliams • James E. Barrett • John Hazelton Cotteral • Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge) • Robert Williams (Oklahoma) • Orie Leon Phillips • George Thomas McDermott • Sam Gilbert Bratton • Alfred Murrah • Walter Huxman • David Thomas Lewis • Jean Breitenstein • Delmas Hill • John Hickey • James Logan • John Pickett • Oliver Seth • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mary Briscoe • Robert Henry • Deanell Tacha • Stephanie Seymour • Monroe McKay • William Holloway • Orie Leon Phillips • Sam Gilbert Bratton • Alfred Murrah • David Thomas Lewis • Oliver Seth • | ||
