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Ray Dean Linder
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
External links
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Woods County and Judges"
- FOI Oklahoma, "District judge blocks public access to perjury charge against attorney," May 18, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Woods County and Judges," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Woodward News, "Retirement reception set for Judge Linder," November 8, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SWOSU, "Judge Linder to receive award of merit from SWOSU," October 16, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma County Bar Association, "Briefcase," Vol. 46, No. 10, October 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for the General Election November 2, 2010"
