Honorable Bower Broaddus (BB) - Biography

Bower Slack Broaddus
Born May 30, 1888, in Chillicothe, MO
Died December 10, 1949

Federal Judicial Service

• Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1940-1949.
  • Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 24, 1940, to a seat vacated by Alfred P. Murrah.
  • Confirmed by the Senate on September 27, 1940.
  • Received commission on October 1, 1940.
  • Service terminated on December 10, 1949, due to death.

Education

• Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law), LL.B., 1910.

Professional Career

• Private practice, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1910-1940.
• Judge, Muskogee [Oklahoma] Police Court, 1912-1914.
• City attorney, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1926-1930.
• State representative, Oklahoma, 1933-1935.
• State senator, Oklahoma, 1935-1938.

Manuscript Collections

• Bower Broaddus papers, 1930-1949,
  • Collection contains business and personal correspondence from Broaddus's law practice in Oklahoma and case files from his tenure as U.S. district judge.