Allen E. Barrow

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.

Allen E. Barrow
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
In office 1962–1979
Preceded by	Royce H. Savage
Succeeded by	H. Dale Cook
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
In office August 2, 1962 – February 26, 1979
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Royce H. Savage
Succeeded by	James O. Ellison
Personal details
Born	Allen Edward Barrow (1914-01-22)January 22, 1914 Okemah, Oklahoma
Died	February 26, 1979(1979-02-26) (aged 65)
Education	University of Oklahoma (B.A.) Southeastern State College (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, 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. 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.

Sources

• Allen Edward Barrow at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.