Judicial service
District Court, E.D. Oklahoma
Judge
1974 – 2008 · 34 yrsAppointed by Gerald Ford
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Judge
1974 – 2008 · 34 yrsAppointed by Gerald Ford
Career
Director
Bureau of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Social Security Administration
1971 – 1974 · 3 yrs
President/chairman of the board, Shepherd Mall State Bank
1969 – 1971 · 2 yrs
Private practice
1965 – 1971 · 6 yrs
Legal counsel/advisor
1963 – 1965 · 2 yrs
Private practice
1958 – 1963 · 5 yrs
First assistant U.S. attorney
Western District of Oklahoma
1954 – 1958 · 4 yrs
County attorney
1951 – 1954 · 3 yrs
Private practice
1950 – 1951 · 1 yr
U.S. Air Force Reserve
1945 – 1953 · 8 yrs
U.S. Army lieutenant
Air Corps
1944 – 1945 · 1 yr
Education
B.S., University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus