Robert Williams
| Robert Williams | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 4/21/1937 - 3/31/1939 |
| Senior: | 3/3/1939 - 4/10/1948 |
| Preceded by: | George Thomas McDermott |
| Past post: | Eastern District of Oklahoma |
| Past term: | 1919 - 1937 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1868 |
| Deceased: | 1948 |
| Undergraduate: | Southern University (1892) |
| Law School: | Read Law (1891) |
| Grad. School: | Southern University (1894) |
Contents |
Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth 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
- Private practice, Troy, Alabama, 1891-1893
- Private practice, Durant and Atoka, Indian Territory, 1896-1898
- City attorney, Durant, Indian Territory, 1899
- Chief justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1907-1914
- State Governor, Oklahoma, 1915-1919[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 George Thomas McDermott. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 20, 1937, and received commission the next day. On March 31, 1939, he 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 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 Eugene Rice.
External links
- Biography from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
- Biography from the U.S. GenWeb Project
- Judge Williams Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Williams Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial 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 Russell • Ralph Campbell • Robert Williams • Joseph Morris • Franklin Elmore Kennamer • Alfred Murrah • Eugene Rice • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Frank Seay • Joseph Morris • Eugene Rice • Billy Burrage • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mary Briscoe • Jerome Holmes • Neil Gorsuch • Timothy Tymkovich • Harris Hartz • Carlos Lucero • Paul Kelly • Robert Bacharach • Scott Matheson | ||
| Senior judges |
Terrence O'Brien • Michael R. Murphy • David Ebel • Wade Brorby • Bobby Baldock • Deanell Tacha • Stephen Anderson • John Porfilio • Stephanie Seymour • Monroe McKay • William Holloway • | ||
| Former judges | William E. Doyle • Robert Henry • Michael McConnell • Robert McWilliams • James Barrett • John Hazelton Cotteral • Robert E. Lewis • Robert Williams • 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 |
Robert Henry • Deanell Tacha • Stephanie Seymour • Monroe McKay • William Holloway • Orie Leon Phillips • Sam Gilbert Bratton • Alfred Murrah • David Thomas Lewis • Oliver Seth • | ||
