Frederick Alvin Daugherty
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Frederick Alvin Daugherty (August 18, 1914 – April 7, 2006) was a United States federal judge
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Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

, Daugherty received an LL.B. from Cumberland University
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 in 1933. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 from 1937 to 1940. He was in the United States Army
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 from 1940 to 1946. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 from 1946 to 1950. He was in the United States Army
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 from 1950 to 1952. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 from 1952 to 1955. He was a judge on the Seventh Judicial District Court, State of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1961.

Daugherty was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
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. Daugherty received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
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 from John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
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 on February 7, 1962, and received his commission on February 17, 1962. He served as chief judge from 1972-1982. He assumed senior status
Senior status
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 on January 12, 1982. Daugherty served in that capacity until April 7, 2006, due to his death.

Daugherty was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
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. Daugherty received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...

 from John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received his commission on February 17, 1962. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...

 on January 12, 1982. Daugherty served in that capacity until April 7, 2006, due to his death.

Daugherty was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray,...

. Daugherty received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...

 from John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received his commission on February 17, 1962. He served as chief judge from 1973-1975. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...

 on January 12, 1982. Daugherty served in that capacity until April 7, 2006, due to his death.

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