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Robert Lee Williams
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Robert Lee Williams served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Apr 20, 1937.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Apr 20, 1937
- Born
- 1868
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of OklahomaWoodrow Wilson · Jan 7, 1919 – Apr 19, 1937
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Apr 20, 1937 – Apr 10, 1948
Education
- Read law1891
- Southern UniversityB.A., 1892
- Southern UniversityM.A., 1894
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; Governor, Oklahoma, 1915-1919
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