| 词条 | Terence C. Kern |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Terence C. Kern | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | term_start = January 4, 2010 | term_end = | office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | term_start1 = 1996 | term_end1 = 2003 | predecessor1 = Thomas Rutherford Brett | successor1 = Sven Erik Holmes | office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | term_start2 = June 9, 1994 | term_end2 = January 4, 2010 | nominator2 = | appointer2 = Bill Clinton | predecessor2 = Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 | successor2 = John E. Dowdell | pronunciation = | birth_name = Terence C. Kern | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1944}} | birth_place = Clinton, Oklahoma | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | residence = | education = {{nowrap|Oklahoma State University (B.S.)}} University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Terence C. Kern (born 1944) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Education and careerBorn in Clinton, Oklahoma, Kern received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in 1966, a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1969, and a Master of Laws in Judicial Process from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2004. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1969 to 1975. He was a general attorney of the Federal Trade Commission, Division of Compliance, Bureau of Deceptive Practices from 1969 to 1970. He was in private practice in Ardmore, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1994. Federal judicial serviceOn March 9, 1994, Kern was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1994, and received his commission on June 9, 1994. He served as chief judge from 1996 to 2003. He assumed senior status on January 4, 2010. Notable caseOn January 14, 2014, Judge Kern held that the Oklahoma Constitution's definition of marriage as limited to "the union of one man and one woman" violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The suit, Bishop v. Oklahoma, had been filed by two lesbian couples against the Tulsa County Clerk and others. The ruling has been stayed pending appeal.[1] The amendment banning same-sex marriage was passed by the voters in 2004, and its legislative history was cited in the ruling.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Federal judge rules Oklahoma's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/14/federal-judge-rules-oklahomas-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/|author=Juliet Elperin|publisher=Washington Post|date=January 14, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1005593/oklahoma-gay-marriage-ruling.pdf|title=Bishop v. Oklahoma, January 14, 2014|publisher=}} Sources
8 : 1944 births|Living people|Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma|Oklahoma State University alumni|People from Clinton, Oklahoma|United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton|United States Army personnel|University of Oklahoma College of Law alumni |
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