Pat Irwin (Oklahoma judge)
Pat Irwin | |
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| Born | June 12, 1921 Leedy, Oklahoma |
| Died | 1999 (aged 77–78) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, Judge |
| Years active | 1949-1999 |
| Known for | Justice of the Oklahoma State Supreme Court |
Pat Irwin (1921-1999) was a judge in Oklahoma. He served as a Justice on the state Supreme Court from 1958 to 1983, including two terms as Chief Justice (1969-70) and (1982-2).[1]
He was born June 21, 1921 in Leedey, Oklahoma to Marvin J. and Olive D. Irwin.<ref name = "Obit">"Pat Irwin." The Oklahoman. October 23, 1999. Accessed May 3, 2019.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).Irwin studied at Southwestern State College, [a]
He served as the Dewey County Attorney in 1949-50), then became Secretary of the Oklahoma School Land Commission between 1955 and 1958.
Irwin was appointed as a justice on the Oklahoma State Supreme Court, where he served from 1959 to 1983,representing District 4, including two terms as Chief Justice (1969-70 and 1981-2). Retiring from the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 1983, he was appointed magistrate for the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, He retired from this position on September 1, 1999.[1][2]
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- ^ He remained at Southwest for only three years (1939-1942), when he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Air Corps, and was sent to the South Pacific with the rank of captain from 1943 to 1946. After the end of World War II, he attended Oklahoma University, where he earned the LL.B. and later an LLD.[2]