The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma
JUSTICE RUDOLPH HARGRAVE, District No. 8

Justice Rudolph Hargrave
is a resident of Wewoka, Oklahoma. He attended Wewoka public schools, East Central State University, Ada, Oklahoma, and the University of Oklahoma where he received his law degree in 1949. He is a member of Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. He was in private practice, 1949-1964, in Wewoka, and was County Judge for Seminole County, 1964-1967. From 1967-1969, Justice Hargrave was Seminole County Superior Court Judge and was Seminole County District Judge, 1969-1978, 22nd Judicial District, Chief Judge, Office Number 3. He also served as Chief Judge, Administrative Zone Number 3. On October 10, 1978, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and in 1989, 1986, and 1992 he was retained by the voters for full six-year terms. Justice Hargrave was elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma on January 1, 1989. During his term as Chief Justice he was elected by the National Conference of Chief Justices as Vice-President of that conference, the only Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice ever to serve in that position. He is also a member of the Seminole County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Oklahoma Judicial Conference. Justice Hargrave and his wife, Madeline, have three children, Cindy Keefer of Ada, John Robert Hargrave of Wewoka, and Jana Howard of Woodward. Office: Room 202, State Capitol Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105; Hours: 8:00-5:00; Telephone: (405) 521-3847.
Photo by BRUCE SPENCE
Madeline Hargrave and Justice Rudolph Hargrave
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