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Daniel Boudreau
Daniel Boudreau
Daniel Boudreau joined the college of law in 2004. He assumed the position of Lecturer in Law in 2006. He teaches Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Boudreau retired from the Oklahoma Judiciary in 2004 after serving 25 years as a trial and appellate judge. At the time of his retirement, Boudreau was a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, a position to which he was appointed in 1999. While on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, he also served on the Appellate Division of the Oklahoma Court of the Judiciary, a separate constitutional court designed to address issues of judicial misconduct.
Prior to his appointment to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Boudreau served for eight years as judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, authoring hundreds of judicial decisions that addressed legal issues in a wide spectrum of civil cases. Prior to his service on the intermediate court of appeals, he spent 11 years as a general jurisdiction trial judge, assigned primarily to a civil docket. During this time, he presided over a variety of complex civil trials.
Boudreau also engages in part-time mediation and arbitration.
Education and Degrees Earned
- The Univ. of Tulsa College of Law Juris Doctor, 1976
- Rutgers University M.S.W., 1971
- Boston College B.A., 1969
Areas of Academic Specialty
- Civil Procedure
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Previous Relevant Work Experience
- 2005-2008 Dispute Resolution Consultants - Mediation & Arbitration Services
- 1999-2004 Oklahoma Supreme Court, Justice
- 2000-2004 Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary, Appellate Division, Judge
- 1991-1999 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, Judge
- 1982-1991 District Court of Oklahoma, District Judge, General Jurisdiction
- 1980-1982 District Court of Oklahoma, Special Judge, Limited Jurisdiction
- 1976-1980 Funston, Cortright & Boudreau, Attorney, Private Practice
Professional Affiliations
- Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma; Past President & Eleven Year Member of Board of Directors
- Longstanding Member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Standing Committee to Monitor, Update & Revise the Oklahoma civil Jury Instructions
- Charter Member & Past President of the Hudson-Hall-Wheaton Chapter of American Inns of Court.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of The University of Tulsa College of Law. 1998-2001
- Member, Dispute Resolution Consultants - Mediation & Arbitration Services 2005-2008