Background
Lavender, Robert Eugene was born on July 19, 1926 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Harold James and Vergene Irene (Martin) Lavender.
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Robert Eugene Lavender, former state supreme court justice. Bar: Oklahoma bar 1953. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award University Tulsa, 1993. Republican committeeman, Rogers County, 1961-1962. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Rogers County Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Oklahoma Judicial Conference, Phi Alpha Delta (honorary). Club: Mason (32 degree).
Education
Bachelor of Laws, University Tulsa, 1953. Graduate, Appellate Judges Seminar, 1967. Graduate, National College State Trial Judges, 1970.
Career
He served as the Court"s Chief Justice from 1979 to 1981. He was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and grew up in Tulsa and on a farm in Catoosa. During the final year of World World War II, he served in the United States Navy, on reserve duty in the South Pacific.
In 1953, he earned a law degree from the University of Tulsa.
He retired from the Oklahoma Supreme Court on August 1, 2007. Governor Brad Henry appointed John F. Reif to succeed Justice Lavender.
Achievements
Membership
Republican committeeman, Rogers County, 1961-1962. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, Rogers County Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Oklahoma Judicial Conference, Phi Alpha Delta (honorary).
Club: Mason (32 degree).
Connections
Married Maxine Knight, December 22, 1945. Children– Linda (Mistress Dean Courter), Robert K., Debra (Mistress Thomas Merrill), William J.
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Political Party
methodist (administrative board). Club: Mason (32 degree).
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1953
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