They almost always say ‘I didn’t want to be here, but it was such a great experience to see how our system works.’”Over the years, Russell has been awarded the Rogers State University Constitution Day Award, the Journal Record Award for Outstanding Judge, the Oklahoma Board of Trial Advocates Judge of the Year Award and the Oklahoma Bar Association Award for Judicial Excellence.He and his wife have been members of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church for 30 years, and he has served on the “We’ve been to all seven continents,” he said. After a couple of years when Ford lost re-election, I was replaced by a new appointee and went into private law practice.”Following President Ronald Reagan’s election, Russell was appointed U.S. Attorney where he served for six months before being appointed to the federal bench as a judge, a position he has held for 34 years.“A person is fortunate when he has a job he can look forward to,” Russell said. 4th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Rm 3309, Courtroom 302, (Third Floor) Chambers Telephone: 405-609-5100 Chambers Fax: 405-609-5113 Send Proposed Orders To: russell-orders@okwd.uscourts.gov For Chambers Rules or … Continue reading → United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma After the trial is over, I routinely invite jurors back into my office and ask them questions about the experience. Along with being active in their church,

Our last two trips were to the Melbourne Open tennis tournament in Australia.”Judge David Russell is a man of intellect, a man of the law, a man of faith. I’ve had several cases that lasted as long as four to five weeks – a long time for people to be away from their families and jobs and other responsibilities. He was also a real inspiration.”Russell reflected fondly on his time at OBU where he lived in Baxter Hall and worked on campus waiting tables. Naval Reserve from 1965 to 1971, serving on active duty from 1968 to 1971.
He has presided over a wide variety of trials including most areas of civil law and class actions. It was close to home and I graduated from high school very young. Judge David L. Russell William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse 200 N.W.

David W. Russell, born March 18, 1944, was a Circuit Judge for 15 years in Clay County, Missouri which includes part of Kansas City and several cities north of Kansas City. On December 1, 1990, he was reassigned by Russell was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1981, and received his commission on December 17, 1981. My government teacher really got me excited about politics and government. He and President [Gerald] Ford appointed me as the United States Attorney in Oklahoma. “I had no political interests at all and my family was pretty much apolitical.
Blankenship and the governor’s office.“When Governor [Dewey] Bartlett was elected to the U.S. Senate, I went to Washington, D.C., with him as his attorney. “I had a great time and made lots of good friends who I’ve kept up with over the years.”After completing his undergraduate degree in three years on Bison Hill, he attended the University of Oklahoma College of Law where he earned his juris doctorate at the age of 22.He began his law career serving as an attorney in the Navy during the Vietnam War, later working for Oklahoma Attorney General G.T. As a result, I got very involved in politics both on campus and later when I got out of law school.”Growing up with deep roots in McLoud where his grandfather owned a farm obtained through the Oklahoma land run, Russell’s choice of OBU seemed clear.“My sister was a student at OBU and our whole family was very much Baptist,” he said. “OBU was just ideal for me,” Russell said. Then, we went to South America and caught a Russian icebreaker to Antarctica. He served in the court division handling the majority of civil cases and tried over 300 jury trials as a judge. Whether serving senators and presidents, presiding over one of the most significant cases in U.S. history, or setting foot on the frozen reaches of Antarctica, he has impacted many and has taken Bison Hill with him to … “We maintained our friendship the rest of his life.