Rudolph Hargrave
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Rudolph Hargrave
Prior offices
Oklahoma Supreme Court District 8
Education
Rudolph Hargrave was a judge for District 8 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed to this position by Governor Boren on October 10, 1978. He served one term as chief justice, beginning on January 1, 1989.[1] He retired on December 31, 2010.[2] Hargrave passed away on April 1, 2014.[3]
Education
Hargrave earned his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1949.[4]
Career
- 1978-2010: Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
- 1967-1978: District judge, District 22 Court
- 1964-1967: Judge, Seminole County
- 1949-1964: Attorney in private practice[5]
Awards and associations
During his term as chief justice, he was elected by the National Conference of Chief Justices as vice president of that conference, the first Oklahoma Supreme Court justice ever to serve in that position. He was also a member of the Seminole County Bar Association, the Oklahoma Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Oklahoma Judicial Conference.[5]
See also
External links
- The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Justice Rudolph Hargrave, District No. 8
- Project Vote Smart, Justice Rudolph Hargrave (OK)
- New York Law School, "Oklahoma Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals on Same-Sex Divorce Dispute"
- Seminole Nation, "American Indian culture celebrated at Red Earth Festival and Sovereignty Symposium"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma
- ↑ NewsOK', "Oklahoma's most senior Supreme Court judge to retire," September 1, 2010
- ↑ Oklahoma's Own, "Retired Okla. Supreme Court Justice Hargrave dies," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Justice Rudolph Hargrave (OK)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Justice Rudolph Hargrave, District No. 8
