255:, who had been serving since 1937 as the District 8 justice. Hargrave was retained in 1989, 1986, and 1992 by the voters for six-year terms. He was elected Chief Justice on January 1, 1989. During his term as Chief, he was elected by the National Conference of Chief Justices as its vice-president, the only Oklahoma justice serve in that position. He was also a member of the Seminole County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Oklahoma Judicial Conference. Hargrave retired from the court effective December 31, 2010. Governor
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