James O. Ellison

James O. Ellison
James O. Ellison
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
	In office; November 7, 1994 – November 22, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
	In office; 1992–1994
Preceded by	H. Dale Cook
Succeeded by	Thomas Rutherford Brett
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
	In office; November 2, 1979 – November 7, 1994
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Allen Edward Barrow
Succeeded by	Sven Erik Holmes
Personal details
Born	James Oliver Ellison; January 11, 1929; St. Louis, Missouri
Died	November 22, 2014 (aged 85); Tulsa, Oklahoma
Education	University of Oklahoma (BA); University of Oklahoma College of Law (LLB)

James Oliver Ellison (January 11, 1929 – November 22, 2014) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Education and career

Ellison was born on January 11, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] In 1946, he graduated from the Oklahoma Military Academy (located on what is now the campus of Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma).[2]

Ellison received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1951 and concurrently received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1951. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953, achieving the rank of Captain. He was in private practice in Red Fork, Oklahoma from 1953 to 1955, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1955 to 1979.[3]

On September 28, 1979, Ellison was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma vacated by Judge Allen Edward Barrow. Ellison was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979.

Ellison served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1994, assuming senior status on November 7, 1994.[3] He died in Tulsa on November 22, 2014, aged 85.[4]

Legal offices
Preceded by Allen Edward Barrow	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 1979–1994	Succeeded by Sven Erik Holmes
Preceded by H. Dale Cook	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 1992–1994	Succeeded by Thomas Rutherford Brett

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