Betty Outhier Outhier Williams

Background

Williams, Betty Outhier was born on September 11, 1947 in Woodward, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Robert E. and Ethel M. (Castiller) Outhier.

Education

Oklahoma City University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Vanderbilt University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Assistant United States.

Attorney 1973-1981. United States. Attorney 1981-1982.

Career

United States vs. Peveto, 881 F. 2d 844 (10th Cir. 1989); United States for Moody vs. The American Insurance Company, 835 F. 2d 745 (10th Cir. 1987); United States vs. Shomo, 786 F. 2d 981 (10th Cir. 1986).Worked at Robinson, Gage & Williams (Muskogee, OK) specializing in General Civil Practice before State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Negligence, Corporation, Real Estate and Probate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Oklahoma, United States.

District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma and United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1973, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma.

1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1988, United States. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Member, Board of Editors, "Oklahoma Law Enforcement & Operations Bulletin".

Chairman: Local Rules Committee. United States. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1995. Chairman, Rules Committee, United States.

Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1994. Assistant United States. Attorney 1973-1981. United States.

Attorney 1981-1982. Member: Muskogee County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Oklahoma Bar Foundation (President-Elect, 1995). Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel.

Defense Research Institute. In 1957, Julian B. Fite, who had previously been in partnership with then Federal Judge Broadhus, formed a partnership with A. Carl Robinson. Justice Hardy Summers of the Oklahoma Supreme Court was formerly a partner with A. Carl Robinson and Julian B. Fite.

The firm has always concentrated on civil litigation with an active practice in the federal, bankruptcy, and state courts. Clients include the Trust Company of Oklahoma and an expertise relates thereto in trusts and estates as well as probate law. Other areas of particular emphasis are environmental law, municipal law, and insurance law.

Politics

Pacifists should be honored because they do not allow us to become complacent about war and violence.

Views

Male and female have common humanity, having equal worth in the eyes of God. The erroneous notion that one gender is superior to another should be rejected.

Membership

President Business and Professional Women, Muskogee, 1975-1977, 83. President, board directors Young Women’s Christian Association, Muskogee, 1975-1982. Board directors Green County Mental Health, Muskogee, 1986-1988, WISH, since 1990.

Trustee Frontier Heritage Foundation, 1990-1998. Chairman of the Board commissioner Muskogee Housing Authority. Administrative board chairman, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Muskogee, 1999.

Fellow Oklahoma Bar Foundation (trustee since 1989, vice president 1994, president electrical 1995,president 1996). Member American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association (member editorial board since 1996), Muskogee County Bar Association (president 1984-1985), Soroptomists (president 1986-1988), Gamma Phi Beta (alumnae president since 1993).

Connections

Children: Amanda J., Emily Rebecca.

Father:

Robert E. Outhier

Mother:

Ethel M. (Castiller) Outhier

child:

Amanda J. Williams

child:

Emily Rebecca Williams