Eugene Rice
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Eugene Rice (February 21, 1891 – November 24, 1967) was a United States federal judge.
Rice was born in Union City, Tennessee. He received a B.S. from Hall-Moody College in 1910. He received an LL.B. from Valparaiso University in 1917. He was in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919. He was an Assistant county attorney of Duncan, Oklahoma in 1920. He was a County judge, Duncan, Oklahoma from 1920 to 1922. He was in private practice of law in Duncan, Oklahoma from 1922 to 1930. He was an Oklahoma state district judge from 1930 to 1937.
Rice was a federal judge to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Rice was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 3, 1937, to a seat vacated by Robert L. Williams. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 10, 1937, and received his commission on August 11, 1937. Served as chief judge, 1949-1963. Assumed senior status on December 1, 1963. Rice's service was terminated on November 24, 1967, due to death.
Sources
- Eugene Rice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.