Allen Edward Barrow (January 22, 1914 – February 26, 1979) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Education and career
Born in
Okemah
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,
Oklahoma
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, Barrow received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Oklahoma in 1937 and a
Bachelor of Laws from
Southeastern State College (now
Southeastern Oklahoma State University) in 1942. He was in the
United States Army during
World War II from 1942 to 1946, and achieved the rank of major. He then entered private practice in
Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1946 to 1951. He was assistant chief counsel and acting chief counsel of the
Southwestern Power Administration of the
United States Department of the Interior in Tulsa from 1951 to 1954, then returned to private practice of law in Tulsa until 1962.
Federal judicial service
On July 18, 1962, Barrow was nominated by President
John F. Kennedy to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma vacated by Judge
Royce H. Savage
Royce H. Savage (March 31, 1904 – December 27, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Education and career
Born in Blanco, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), Savage re ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on August 1, 1962, and received his commission on August 2, 1962.
Barrow served as Chief Judge from 1962 until his death on February 26, 1979.
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1914 births
1979 deaths
University of Oklahoma alumni
Southeastern Oklahoma State University alumni
People from Okemah, Oklahoma
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
United States district court judges appointed by John F. Kennedy
20th-century American judges
United States Army officers
20th-century American lawyers