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Royce Savage

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Royce Savage

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oklahoma, 1925

Law

University of Oklahoma Law, 1927

Personal
Birthplace
Blanco, Okla.


Royce H. Savage (1904-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Savage was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 24, 1940, to a seat vacated by Franklin Elmore Kennamer; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 27, 1940, and received commission on October 1. He served as chief judge from 1949 until his death on October 31, 1961.[1] Savage was succeeded in this position by Allen Barrow.

Early life and education

  • University of Oklahoma, A.B., 1925
  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1927[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1929-1938
  • Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1938-1940
  • General counsel, Gulf Oil Corporation, 1961-1969
  • Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1969-[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Oklahoma

Savage was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 24, 1940, to a seat vacated by Franklin Elmore Kennamer; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 27, 1940, and received commission on October 1. He served as chief judge from 1949 until his death on October 31, 1961.[1] Savage was succeeded in this position by Allen Barrow.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Franklin Elmore Kennamer
Northern District of Oklahoma
1940–1961
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Allen Barrow