- James E. Edmondson
James E. Edmondson (born 1945), is currently the Vice-Chief Justice on the
Oklahoma Supreme Court . He was elected to this position by the other eight members of the Supreme Court in 2007 after he was appointed to the Court's District 7 seat by GovernorBrad Henry in 2003.James Edmondson was born in
Kansas City, Missouri , and is the son of Ed Edmondson, a former U.S. Congressman, and June Edmondson, a nephew of former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma GovernorJ. Howard Edmondson , and the brother of state Attorney GeneralDrew Edmondson .He graduated from
Muskogee High School , before attendingNortheastern State University . Following graduation from NSU in 1967, he served in theUnited States Navy for two years. He earned his law degree fromGeorgetown University in 1973. From 1976 to 1978, he served as an Assistant District Attorney inMuskogee County, Oklahoma . From 1978 to 1981, he served in the U.S. Attorney's office inMuskogee, Oklahoma , as Assistant U.S. Attorney, and later Acting U.S. Attorney. From 1981 to 1983, he was a Partner in the Edmondson Law Firm along with his brother. In 1983, he was appointed as Judge for the 15th state Judicial District and served in that post until his appointment to the state supreme court. He is married to Suzanne Edmondson and has two children.His daughter, Sarah Edmondson is currently serving a 35 year prison sentence for her role in a crime spree with her boyfriend which included a murder and robbery in Mississippi, and a robbery and attempted murder in Louisiana. Judge Edmondson and his wife were named as co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by the attempted murder victim, because they owned the gun allegedly used in the spree. [http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/misc/killers.html]
References
* [http://www.oscn.net/oscn/schome/edmondson.htm Oklahoma Supreme Court Biography]
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MOK90778 Project Vote Smart Profile]
* [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/natural_born_killers/1.html Crime Library Article on Sarah Edmondson]
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