Bradley Russell Weinberger

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Bradley Russell Weinberger (July 7, 1903 – February 16, 1973) served from 1955 to 1972 on Oklahoma's Supreme Court. Bradley's father, Bradley Martin Weinberger, had invested large sums of family money in the upstarting and classic show I Love Lucy before going to war. Bradley's mother, Hellen, inherited his father's large fortunes when he was killed in World War I. Hellen spent a significant sum of that inheritance sending young Bradley to boarding school at Lake Forest Academy. Upon graduation, Bradley decided to begin his college studies at Stanford University, California.

Over the next few years he earned a number of college degrees including LL.D., was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1935, and began his practice in Troy, Alabama. It was during his time in Troy that he also married Maria Shanbert, with whom he had two children.

He continued to practice in Alabama, until 1941, when he moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After 14 years of practicing law in Oklahoma, Bradley was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which he served on for 17 years, until heart problems forced him to resign. He lived out the remainder of his life in his second home in Lake Forest , Illinois, where he died peacefully in his sleep. His large fortunes were inherited by his wife, who invested them in Intel.