Background
Oates, Junior, O. Marvin was born on January 21, 1929 in Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States.
Oates, Junior, O. Marvin was born on January 21, 1929 in Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1950. Juris Doctor, 1956).
Admitted to the bar, 1956, Mississippi. Phi Alpha Delta. President, Bay Springs Rotary Club, 1958-1959. County Prosecuting Attorney, Jasper County, Mississippi, 1960-1963.
Member: Mississippi State Bar (Vice-Chairman, Interprofessional Relations Committee, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Governors of Mississippi Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1977-1980. State Bar Commissioner, 1979-1982.
Member, 1979-1981 and Chairman, 1979-1980, The Court Liaison and Judicial Administration Committee. Member: Judicial Selection Committee, 1979-1981. Study Committee, 1979-1981).
American Bar Association. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1976. Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1975-1976.
Vice President, 1976-1977. President-Elect, 1977-1978. President, 1978-1979.
Chairman: Bar Liaison Committee, 1978-1981. Amicus Curiae Committee, 1979-1980. Long Range Planning Committee, 1979-1980).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Member: Mississippi State Bar (Vice-Chairman, Interprofessional Relations Committee, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Governors of Mississippi Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1977-1980. State Bar Commissioner, 1979-1982.
Member, 1979-1981 and Chairman, 1979-1980, The Court Liaison and Judicial Administration Committee. Member: Judicial Selection Committee, 1979-1981. Study Committee, 1979-1981).
American Bar Association. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1976. Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1975-1976.
Vice President, 1976-1977. President-Elect, 1977-1978. President, 1978-1979.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.