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Oakes attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School, from which he graduated cum laude and served as editor of the law review. After graduating, he served two terms as law clerk for Second Circuit Judge Harrie B. Chase. Oakes then went into private practice as a lawyer in Brattleboro, Vermont. He served as a member of the Vermont State Senate from 1961 to 1965, and as Attorney General of Vermont from 1967 to 1969. Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature. ... Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... In the United States, Canada and Brazil, a law clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. ... Harrie Brigham Chase (August 9, 1889 - November 17, 1969) was a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. ... Brattleboro, Vermont Downtown Brattleboro, as seen looking across the Connecticut River from New Hampshire Brattleboro is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. ... Chamber of the Vermont Senate in the Vermont State House at Montpelier restored to its 1859 appearance. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...

In 1971, President Richard M. Nixon named Oakes as a judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He was quickly confirmed and has served as a judge for 35 years, including as Chief Judge of the Second Circuit from 1988 to 1992. Oakes assumed senior status in 1992. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Chief Judge is a title that can refer to the highest-ranking judge of a court that has more than one judge. ... Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for U.S. federal judges. ...

Judge Oakes served as a member of the Vermont Law School Board of Trustees from 1976 until 1994. His many incisive opinions have helped to shape Vermont's singular role in the development of environmental law, including his ruling in Conservation Society of Southern Vermont v. Volpe (the Route 7 Case) and Southview Associates v. Bongartz (the Deeryard Case).