Richard Charles Lerblance (born March 9, 1946) is an American and

Muscogee The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language; English: ), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands Here they waged war again ...

attorney and politician who has served on the

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Supreme Court since 2012. He previously served in the

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between 2002 and 2003.

Biography

Lerblance graduated from

Eastern Oklahoma State College Eastern Oklahoma State College is a public community college in Wilburton, Oklahoma. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The school has a branch campus in McAlester and teaching sites in Antlers ...

in 1967 with an associate degree,

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in 1970, and the

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in 1978. He was an elected city councilor of Hartshorne, member of the Hartshorne school board and a chief of the Hartshorne fire department. In 1990, he was appointed to the

Supreme Court and he served two six-year terms until 2002. In 2002 he was elected to the

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where he served until his election to the

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. He served in the state senate until term limited in 2012. Since 2012, he has served on the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court.

References

External links

Senator Richard Lerblance - District 7
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