Robert Harlan Henry
American judge (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Harlan Henry (born April 3, 1953) is a former United States Circuit Judge and politician from Oklahoma, and was the 17th President of Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Henry formerly served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1991, before 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 United States circuit 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. He retired as President of Oklahoma City University in 2018, and has since worked as an attorney specializing in mediation, moot courts, and appellate advocacy.
Robert Harlan Henry | |
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President of Oklahoma City University | |
In office July 1, 2010 – 2018 | |
Preceded by | Tom McDaniel |
Succeeded by | Martha A. Burger |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office January 25, 2008 – April 30, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Deanell Reece Tacha |
Succeeded by | Mary Beck 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 Judson Holloway Jr. |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Bacharach |
Dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law | |
In office 1991–1993 | |
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 B. Loving |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
In office 1977 – January 12, 1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Harlan Henry (1953-04-03) April 3, 1953 (age 71) Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Oklahoma (BA, JD) |