Background
Dalton, Jay Dean was born on October 31, 1938 in Seminole, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Ernest Melton and Stella (Davis) Dalton.
Dalton, Jay Dean was born on October 31, 1938 in Seminole, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Ernest Melton and Stella (Davis) Dalton.
Bachelor, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1960. Juris Doctor, University Tulsa, 1964.
Individual practice, Tulsa, 1964-1971; public defender, Tulsa County, Tulsa, 1964-1965; appellate public defender, Tulsa County, Tulsa, 1966-1970; city prosecutor, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 1967-1968; associate judge, District Court Tulsa County, Tulsa, 1971-1975; judge criminal division, District Court Tulsa County, Tulsa, 1975-1995; private practice, Tulsa, since 1995.
Member council of governors Indian Nation, 1976-1981. Vice chairman Tulsa County Library Board, 1976-1980. Member Oklahoma Bar Association (communications penal reform since 1978, public defenders committee 1986-1988), Tulsa Bar Association, International Association Probate Judges (life), United States Tennis Association, National Association Watch and Clock Collectors, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Susan Ann Gorrell, December 16, 1961. Children: Kristie Ann, John Jay.