Background
Cook, Harold Dale was born on April 14, 1924 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Harold Payton and Mildred Arvesta (Swanson) Cook.
Cook, Harold Dale was born on April 14, 1924 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Harold Payton and Mildred Arvesta (Swanson) Cook.
Bachelor of Science in Business, University Oklahoma, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, University Oklahoma, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Oklahoma, 1970.
Private practice law, Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1950;
county attorney, Logan County, Oklahoma, 1951-1954;
assistant United State Attorneys, Oklahoma City, 1954-1958;
associate, Butler, Rinehart and Morrison, Oklahoma City, 1958-1961;
partner, Rinehart, Morrison and Cook, 1961-1963;
legal counsel and adviser to, Governor State of Oklahoma, 1963-1965;
partner, Cook & Ming, Oklahoma City, 1965;
partner, Cook, O'Toole, Ming & Tourtellotte, Oklahoma City, 1966-1968;
partner, Cook, O'Toole & Tourtellotte, 1969-1970;
partner, Cook & O'Toole, 1971;
general counsel, Shepherd Mall State Bank, Oklahoma City, 1967-1971;
president, Shepherd Mall State Bank, 1969-1971;
Chairman of the Board, Shepherd Mall State Bank, 1969-1971;
director, bureau of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1971-1974;
judge, United States District Court, Tulsa, 1974-1979;
chief judge, United States District Court (northern district) Oklahoma, Tulsa, 1979-1991;
senior judge, United States District Court (northern district) Oklahoma, Tulsa, 1992. Member legal advisory county Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 1969-1970. Member magistrates committee Judicial Conference United States, 1980-1988.
Member industrial advisory county Bureau Business and Econ.Rsch., U. Oklahoma, 1970-1971.
First vice president Parent-Teachers Association, Sunset Elementary School, 1959-1960. Vice president Parent-Teachers & Students Association, John Marshall High School, Oklahoma City, 1970-1971, president, 1971. Member Economic Opportunity Committee, Oklahoma, 1963-1965.
Teacher Sunday school classes for college, high school and adult ages Village Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, 1959-1965. Member board of stewards First Methodist Church, Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1951-1954. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association (delegate to state bar conventions), Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Clubs: Southern Hills Country, Shriners, Masons, Tulsa, Order Eastern Star (past worthy patron Oklahoma).
Children: Harold Dale II, Caren Irene, Randall Swanson. Married Kristen Elizabeth Ward. Stepchildren: Kimberley Ward, Stephanie Ward, Erica Ward.