Background
Harkey, Paul was born on March 4, 1920 in Idabel, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Paul and Jessie Ruth (Elliott) Harkey.
Harkey, Paul was born on March 4, 1920 in Idabel, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Paul and Jessie Ruth (Elliott) Harkey.
Bachelor, Southeastern Oklahoma College, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, University Oklahoma, 1961. Juris Doctor, University Oklahoma, 1970.
Bar: Oklahoma 1948, United States District Court (northern district) Texas 1967, United States District Court (eastern district) Texas 1968, United States District Court (western district) Texas 1968, United States District Ct (northern, eastern and western districts) Oklahoma, Texas 1966, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania 1951, Hawaii 1980, Nothern Mariana Islands 1980, United States Court Appeals (10th circuit) 1972, (5th circuit) 1967, (11th circuit) 1981, also others. Private practice law, Idabel & Norman, Oklahoma, 1948-1964. United States administrative law judge Department of Health, Education and Welfare/Department of Health and Human Services, Dallas, 1964-1997, retired, 1997.
Bar: Oklahoma 1948, United States District Court (northern district) Texas 1967, United States District Court (eastern district) Texas 1968, United States District Court (western district) Texas 1968, United States District Court (northern, eastern and western districts) Oklahoma, Tex 1966, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania 1951, Hawaii 1980, Northern Mariana Islands 1980, United States Court Appeals (10th circuit) 1972, (5th circuit) 1967, (11th circuit) 1981, also others.
Member Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1946-1954. Established largest timberland research in the United States East of Rocky Mountains. Captain United States Navy, from 1940, ATO, PTO. Member American Bar Association (chairman conference administrative law judges judicial administration division 1979-1980).
Married Lucille Roy, June 1, 1942. Children: Cheryl Annette Harkey Nordstrom, Roy Lee, John Paul III. Bachelor, Southeastern Oklahoma.