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