Ray Dean Linder

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Ray Dean Linder
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Prior offices:
Oklahoma Judicial District 4, Woods County Associate

Education
Bachelor's
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1957
Law
University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1960


Ray Dean Linder was an Oklahoma district judge for Woods County, which is located in District 4. He first joined the court in 1982, and he retired in January 2015.[1][2]

Education

Linder received his undergraduate degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1957. He then earned a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1960.[3]

Career

Before Linder became the Oklahoma District 4 judge in 1982, he was the associate district judge. He began his career as a judge in 1967, when he took the seat as county judge for the Fourth Judicial District, covering Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods and Woodward counties. Linder has also presided as judge of the Northwest Judicial Administrative District of Oklahoma. After graduating from law school and before becoming a judge, Linder was the Woods County attorney.[3][4]

Awards and associations

  • 1960-Present: Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
  • 2013: Award of Merit, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  • 2012, 2002, 2000, & 1997: Trial Judge of the Year
  • 1998: Inductee, NWOSU Sports Hall of Fame
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni Association[3][4]

2010 election

Linder was re-elected to the district court after running unopposed.[5]

Main article: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010

See also

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