Carol Hansen
| Carol Hansen | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | |
| Title: | Former judge |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 1985-2012 |
| Past position: | Oklahoma Supreme Court Marshal |
| Past term: | 1984-1985 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | Oklahoma |
| Bachelors: | Oklahoma City University |
| Law School: | Oklahoma City University |
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Carol M. Hansen was a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. She was appointed to this position in 1985. She was retained by voters on November 7, 2006 to a term which would last through 2012. [1][2] However, Hansen resigned from the court on January 1, 2012. [3]
Background and Education
Hansen received her bachelor's and Juris Doctor degrees from Oklahoma City University. [1]
Legal career
In 1983, Hansen began her career as a municipal judge in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She became a marshal for the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 1984 and was then appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals in 1985. In 1986, she was retained by voters in a contested election. In 1993, she became the first woman to serve as Chief Judge in any Oklahoma appellate court.[1]
Memberships
- American Judicature Society,
- American, Oklahoma and Oklahoma County bar associations
- Dispute Resolution Advisory Board
- Ginsburg Inn of Court
- Trustee, Oklahoma City University
- Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation [1]
See also
- News: Carol Hansen to retire from Oklahoma Civil Appeals Court, November 30, 2011
External links
References
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| Current |
Bay Mitchell • Keith Rapp • Jerry Goodman • John Fischer • Robert D. Bell • Kenneth Buettner • Larry Joplin • Jane Wiseman • Deborah Barnes • William Hetherington • Brian Goree • | ||
| Former | Tom Colbert • John Reif • Charles Chapel • Glenn Adams • Carol Hansen • Doug Gabbard • | ||
