Robert Harlan Henry
| Robert Henry | |
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| President of Oklahoma City University | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Tom McDaniel |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
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In office January 25, 2008 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Deanell Tacha |
| Succeeded by | Mary Briscoe |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
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In office May 9, 1994 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William Holloway |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bacharach |
| 14th Attorney General of Oklahoma | |
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In office January 12, 1987 – June 22, 1991 |
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| Governor |
Henry Bellmon David Walters |
| Preceded by | Mike Turpen |
| Succeeded by | Susan Loving |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 3, 1953 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Robert Harlan Henry (born April 3, 1953) is a former U.S. judge and politician from Oklahoma who is the 17th and current President of Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Henry formerly served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1991, before resigning early in his second term to become the dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he remained until 1994. President Bill Clinton appointed Henry as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a position he held until he resigned in 2010 to return to Oklahoma City University as president.
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Henry was named by Senator Barry Goldwater and Ernest "Fritz" Hollings as the national winner of the Elks Leadership Award during his high school years. Oklahoma Senators Fred R. Harris and Henry Bellmon also selected Henry as a William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholar. He earned his undergraduate (with high honors) and law degrees from the University of Oklahoma in 1974 and 1976 respectively. While attending law school, he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where he served until 1986. In 1986, he was elected Attorney General of Oklahoma, defeating Republican Brian C. Griffin. He was re-elected in November 1990 but resigned in June 1991 to become the dean of Oklahoma City University School of Law.Governor of Oklahoma David Walters appointed Henry's first assistant attorney general, Susan B. Loving, to succeed him. Henry continued to serve as Dean until 1993.
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