Robert Harlan Henry
Robert Henry | |
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President of Oklahoma City University | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office July 1, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Tom McDaniel |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office January 25, 2008 – June 30, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Deanell Tacha |
Succeeded by | Mary Briscoe |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office May 9, 1994 – June 30, 2010 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | William Holloway |
Succeeded by | Robert Bacharach |
14th Attorney General of Oklahoma | |
In office January 12, 1987 – June 22, 1991 | |
Governor | Henry Bellmon David Walters |
Preceded by | Mike Turpen |
Succeeded by | Susan Loving |
Personal details | |
Born | Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | April 3, 1953
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Robert Harlan Henry (born April 3, 1953) is a former U.S. judge and politician from Oklahoma who is the 17th and current President of Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Henry formerly served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma (1986-1991), resigning early in his second term to become the dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he remained until 1994. President Bill Clinton appointed Henry as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a position he held until he resigned in 2010 to return to Oklahoma City University as president.
Biography
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Henry earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Oklahoma in 1974 and 1976 respectively. Shortly after graduating from law school, he was elected to his uncle's seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where he served until 1986. In 1986, he was elected Attorney General of Oklahoma, defeating Republican Brian C. Griffin. He was re-elected in November 1990 but resigned in June 1991 to become the dean of Oklahoma City University School of Law.[1] Governor of Oklahoma David Walters appointed Henry's first assistant attorney general, Susan B. Loving, to succeed him. Henry continued to serve as Dean until 1993.
In 1994, President Bill Clinton appointed him as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which, as all other federal judges appointed under Article III, is a lifetime position. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994.[2] Judge Henry is a cousin of former Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, and administered the oath of office at the governor's inauguration in 2003.[3]
In January 2008, Henry succeeded Deanell Reece Tacha as chief judge of the Tenth Circuit. On December 10, 2009, Judge Henry was named 17th president and CEO of Oklahoma City University, a private Methodist affiliated university with a student body of 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students.[4][5] He succeeded Tom J. McDaniel, who assumed the new role of chancellor in July, 2010.
References
- ↑ "Henry, Robert Harlan." U.S. Court of Appeals Biography Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ↑ http://apps.americanbar.org/rol/mena/mena_board.shtml[]
- ↑ "Henry, Robert Harlan." U.S. Court of Appeals Biography Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ↑ http://www.okcu.edu/admin/president/
- ↑ Robert Boczkiewicz, "Judge resigns from Denver-based appeals court", Tulsa World, December 11, 2009.
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Mike Turpen |
Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Oklahoma 1986, 1990 |
Succeeded by Drew Edmondson |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by Mike Turpen |
Attorney General of Oklahoma 1987–1991 |
Succeeded by Susan Loving |
Preceded by William Holloway |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1994–2010 |
Succeeded by Robert Bacharach |
Preceded by Deanell Tacha |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Mary Briscoe |
Academic offices | ||
Preceded by Tom McDaniel |
President of Oklahoma City University 2010–present |
Incumbent |
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