Background
Brett, Thomas Rutherford was born on October 2, 1931 in Oklahoma City. Son of John A. and Norma (Dougherty) Brett.
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Thomas Rutherford Brett
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Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Oklahoma, 1953; Bachelor of Laws, University Oklahoma, 1957; Juris Doctor, U. Oklahoma, 1971.
Career
Assistant county attorney, Tulsa, 1957; member firm, Hudson, Hudson, Wheaton, Kyle & Brett, Tulsa, 1958-1969; member firm, Jones, Givens, Brett, Gotcher, Doyle & Bogan, 1969-1979; judge, United States District Court (northern district) Oklahoma, Tulsa, since 1979.
Achievements
Membership
Board regents U. Oklahoma, 1971-1978. Member of advisory board Salvation Army. Trustee Oklahoma Bar Foundation Colonel Judge Advocate General, United States Army Reserve, 1953-1983.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Member Oklahoma Bar Association (president 1970), Tulsa County Bar Association (president 1965), American Judicature Society, U. Oklahoma College Law Alumni Association (board directors), Order of Coif (honorary), Phi Alpha Delta.
Connections
Married Mary Jean James, August 26, 1952. Children: Laura Elizabeth Brett Tribble, James Ford, Susan Marie Brett Crump, Maricarolyn Swab.
