Background
Barnett, James R. was born on September 6, 1942 in Ada, Oklahoma, United States.
Barnett, James R. was born on September 6, 1942 in Ada, Oklahoma, United States.
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1967).
State ex rel. Pollution Control Coordinating Board v. Kerr-McGee Corporation, et al., Okla. S.C., 619 P. 2d 858 (1980); Hodges v. Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Okla. S.C., 580 P. 2d 980 (1978); Lowery v. Hodges, Okla. S.C., 555 P. 2d 1016 (1976).Worked at Kerr, Irvine, Rhodes & Ables, A Professional Corporation (Oklahoma City, OK) specializing in Water Law, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Natural Resources Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Oklahoma. 1971, United States. District, Western District of Oklahoma.
1973, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1975, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Alpha Delta. Member and Chairman, 1987-1988, Interstate Council on Water Policy.
Member, National Water Resources Association and American Water Resources Association. Assistant Attorney General, 1972-1977. Executive Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, 1977-1991.
Chief of Law Reform, Legal Aid Society, 1970-1972. President and General Counsel, Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, 1991. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law, Government, Administrative Law Practice) and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy, Environmental Law) Bar Associations.
Military: United States. Army, 1st Lieutenant M.I., 1967-1970.
Member, National Water Resources Association and American Water Resources Association. Assistant Attorney General, 1972-1977. Executive Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, 1977-1991.
Chief of Law Reform, Legal Aid Society, 1970-1972. President and General Counsel, Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, 1991. Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law, Government, Administrative Law Practice) and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy, Environmental Law) Bar Associations.
Military: United States. Army, 1st Lieutenant M.I., 1967-1970.