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Luther Eubanks
Luther Boyd Eubanks (1917-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Eubanks was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 19, 1965, to a seat vacated by Ross Rizley; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1982 until he assumed senior status on June 30, 1986. He retired on August 31, 1987.[1] Eubanks was succeeded in this position by Layn Phillips.
Early life and education
- University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1940
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1942[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Technician, 1942-1945
- County attorney, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 1946-1949
- Member, Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1949-1952
- Private practice, Walters, Oklahoma, 1950-1956
- Judge, District Court of Oklahoma, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1956-1965[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Oklahoma
Eubanks was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 19, 1965, to a seat vacated by Ross Rizley; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1982 until he assumed senior status on June 30, 1986. He retired on August 31, 1987.[1] Eubanks was succeeded in this position by Layn Phillips.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Luther Eubanks's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Ross Rizley |
Western District of Oklahoma 1965–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Layn Phillips
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
