Robert Lee Williams

Judge Robert Lee Williams

Personal

Birthday:

12/20/1868

Birthplace:

Brundidge, AL

Date of Death:

4/10/1948

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1891

Name of School - Second:

Southern University

Degree - Second:

B.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1892

Name of School - Third:

Southern University

Degree - Third:

M.A.

Degree Year - Third:

1894

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma

Court Name:

Oklahoma Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Woodrow Wilson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

1/7/1919

Termination Date:

4/21/1937

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

4/21/1937

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

3/31/1939

Termination Date - Second:

4/10/1948

Termination Reason - Second:

Death