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Bower Slack Broaddus (May 30, 1888 – December 10, 1949) was a United States federal judge.

Broaddus was born in Chillicothe, Missouri. He received an LL.B. from Kansas City School of Law in 1910. He was in private practice in Muskogee, Oklahoma from 1910 to 1940. He was a Police judge, Muskogee, Oklahoma from 1912 to 1914. He was a City attorney of Muskogee, Oklahoma from 1926 to 1930. He was a Member, Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935. He was a Member, Oklahoma State Senate from 1935 to 1938.

Broaddus was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Broaddus was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 24, 1940, to a seat vacated by Alfred P. Murrah. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 27, 1940, and received his commission on October 1, 1940. Broaddus's service was terminated on December 10, 1949, due to death.

Broaddus was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Broaddus was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 24, 1940, to a seat vacated by Alfred P. Murrah. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 27, 1940, and received his commission on October 1, 1940. Broaddus's service was terminated on December 10, 1949, due to death.

Broaddus was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Broaddus was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 24, 1940, to a seat vacated by Alfred P. Murrah. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 27, 1940, and received his commission on October 1, 1940. Broaddus's service was terminated on December 10, 1949, due to death.

Sources

• Bower Slack Broaddus at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.