William Hetherington
| William Hetherington | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Brad Henry |
| Active: | 2009-2018 |
| Preceded by: | Glenn Adams |
| Past post: | District Court Judge |
| Past term: | 1992-2009 |
| Personal History | |
| Undergraduate: | University of Oklahoma, 1970 |
| Law School: | Oklahoma City University, 1979 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Court of Civil Appeals |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Retention vote: | 763,293 |
| Retention vote %: | 65.6%  |
William C. Hetherington, Jr. is a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals in Oklahoma. He was appointed to the court on November 6, 2009 by Democratic Governor Brad Henry. [1] Hetherington succeeds Glenn Adams on the court, who retired in 2009. [2] Hetherington was retained in 2012 and his current term expires in 2018.[3]
Education
In 1970 Hetherington earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and In 1979 he earned his law degree from Oklahoma City University. [1]
Legal career
Since 1992 Hetherington had been a judge on the Cleveland County District Court. He served as a special district judge and was in private practice before that. [1]
2012 election
Hetherington was retained on Nov. 6, 2012 with 65.6% of the vote.[4][3][5]
- See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals website
- The Norman Transcript "A win-win for Oklahoma", November 9, 2009
- NewsOK "Cleveland County judge promoted from trial court to appeals court", November 11, 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Henry Press Release "Gov. Henry Appoints Hetherington to Court of Civil Appeals", November 6, 2009
- ↑ The Norman Transcript "Gov. Henry appoints Judge Hetherington to state Court of Civil Appeals", November 7, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board: Unofficial 2012 General Election Results Scroll to p.17-18
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board: Official 2012 General Election Results - Judicial Retention
- ↑ Oklahoma.gov: Candidates for General Election, November 6, 2012 Scroll to p.13
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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 • | ||
