Oklahoman Robert Henry was honored Friday as the new chief judge of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Henry’s investiture ceremony was held Friday at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Henry is a former Oklahoma attorney general and legislator. He was appointed to the appeals court by President Clinton in 1994. Leading up to the ceremony this week, judicial panels from the Denver-based federal appellate court heard oral arguments at the OU law school and at the Oklahoma City University School of Law.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor participated in Henry’s investiture ceremony. Breyer presented the Henry Family Lecture at OU Thursday, and spoke to OCU law school faculty and students Friday morning.
Henry, a cousin of Gov. Brad Henry, was dean of the OCU law school in 1993-1994.
He served in the state House of Representatives from 1976-1986, and was attorney general from 1987-1992. Henry was in private practice from 1977-1987. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from OU.
