James E. Edmondson

James E. Edmondson (born 1945) is a justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court's District 7 seat by Governor Brad Henry in 2003.[1]

Edmondson was born in Kansas City, Missouri,[2] and is the son of Ed Edmondson, a former U.S. Congressman, and June Edmondson, a nephew of former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor J. Howard Edmondson, and the brother of former state Attorney General Drew Edmondson.

Early life

He graduated from Central High School (eventually integrated into Muskogee High School), before attending Northeastern State University.[3] Following graduation from NSU in 1967, he served in the United States Navy for two years.[4] He earned his law degree from Georgetown University in 1973. From 1976 to 1978, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.[5] From 1978 to 1981, he served in the U.S. Attorney's office in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as Assistant U.S. Attorney, and later Acting U.S. Attorney.[6] From 1981 to 1983, he was a Partner in the Edmondson Law Firm along with his brother.[7]

Judge

In 1983, he was appointed as Judge for the 15th state Judicial District and served in that post until his appointment to the state supreme court.[8]

Personal life

He is married to Suzanne Rumler Edmondson and has two children.[9] His daughter Sarah Edmondson is serving a 35-year prison sentence for her role in an allegedly movie-inspired crime spree with her boyfriend which included a murder and robbery in Mississippi, and a robbery and attempted murder in Louisiana.[10][11] Sarah Edmondson has been released on parole as of May 20, 2010[12] and will be serving her parole in Oklahoma. Her parole is to end June 1, 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Chief Justice James E. Edmondson, District No. 7." Oklahoma Supreme Court Biography. Retrieved 10-12-09
  2. ↑ "James E. Edmondson." Project VoteSmart.org. Retrieved 10-12-09
  3. ↑ "Edmondson named chief justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court." Muskogee Phoenix. November 6, 2008. 10-12-09
  4. ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Biography. Retrieved 10-12-09
  5. ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Biography. 10-12-09
  6. ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Biography. Retrieved 10-12-09
  7. ↑ Project VoteSmart.org. 10-12-09
  8. ↑ Project VoteSmart.org. 10-12-09
  9. ↑ "Edmondson named chief justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court." Muskogee Phoenix, November 6, 2008. 10-12-09
  10. ↑ Shapiro, Dean M. "Natural Born Killers." truTV Crime Library. Retrieved 10-12-09
  11. ↑ "RCFP: Judge dismisses 'Natural Born Killers' incitement case." March 13, 2001. 10-12-09
  12. ↑ tulsaworld.com