Ross Rizley

1892–1969 · Beaver County, OK

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of OklahomaJudgeDwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Apr 13, 1956Death, Mar 4, 1969

Education

  • Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law), LL.B., 1915

Professional Career

Private practice, Beaver, Oklahoma, 1915-1920; County attorney, Beaver County, Oklahoma, 1918-1920; Private practice, Guymon, Oklahoma, 1920-1956; Member, Guymon [Oklahoma] Board of Education, 1924-1932; City attorney, Guymon, Oklahoma, 1928-1938; State senator, Oklahoma, 1931-1934; Candidate for governor, Oklahoma, 1938; U.S. representative from Oklahoma, 1941-1949; Solicitor, U.S. Post Office Department, 1953; Assistant secretary of agriculture, 1953-1954; Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-1956

Opinions on This Site

1 opinion from 1957 to 1957

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