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Ross Rizley
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Ross Rizley served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Mar 1, 1956.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Mar 1, 1956
- Born
- 1892
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of OklahomaDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 1, 1956 – Mar 4, 1969
Education
- Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)LL.B., 1915
Career
Private practice, Beaver, Oklahoma, 1915-1920; County attorney, Beaver County, Oklahoma, 1918-1920; Private practice, Guymon, Oklahoma, 1920-1956; Member, Guymon [Oklahoma] Board of Education, 1924-1932; City attorney, Guymon, Oklahoma, 1928-1938; State senator, Oklahoma, 1931-1934; Candidate for governor, Oklahoma, 1938; U.S. representative from Oklahoma, 1941-1949; Solicitor, U.S. Post Office Department, 1953; Assistant secretary of agriculture, 1953-1954; Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-1956
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Ross Rizley, District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1386986/ross-rizley (accessed 2026-10-13).