Mattsletters: Honorable Robert Henry of Oklahoma

1/08/2018

Honorable Robert Harlan Henry

c/o Office of the President

Oklahoma City University

2501 N. Blackwelder, Suite 205

Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Dear Honorable Henry,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learn history. In history I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, and have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime. Honorable Henry, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as 14^th Attorney General of Oklahoma and as U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit to be very inspiring to me.

When you served as 14^th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1987-1991, I was very proud on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities rights, prosecuting people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and investigating public places or jobs that practiced discrimination or violated Civil Rights Act. Another thing that I liked about your work as Attorney General of Oklahoma was on how you prosecuted industries that polluted the environment including water resources to make them safe for people, went after public officials that are corrupt or accepted illegal bribes from lobbyist, and pushed for more programs to help victims of domestic violence get help from law enforcement resources to deal with their trauma. In February 1994, I liked on how you accepted President Bill Clinton to nominate you to serve on the U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit to help our country and improve the criminal justice system. When you served as U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit from 1994-2010, I really liked on how you were a continuous strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights and supported protecting civil liberties like the fourth amendment to help protect people form unreasonable search warrants. Another thing that I like about your work in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit advocated for the need for criminal justice reform like have more drug treatment programs to help non-violent drug users get the treatment they need to reduce drug addiction, have more forensic science including DNA testing to reduce sending an innocent person to jail expressed the need for the judicial system including law enforcement to reduce racial profiling to help protect minorities including immigrants from being oppressed, and the need for more victims’ rights to help the victims of crime get help from the judicial system.

Honorable Henry, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your work as Attorney General of Oklahoma and as U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit gives me motivation to continue to learn history and social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to emphasize the need for Civil Rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, a strong need for criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference when you served as Attorney General of Oklahoma and as U.S. Circuit Judge in the of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit. I’m very proud on how you worked hard to support Civil Rights, advocate for criminal justice reform, and push for more programs to help protect victim’s rights. You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and to continue my interest in learning history with social justice. I was wondering if you could please share some of your thoughts on what it was like serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making great achievements in the judicial system , and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue your role as President of Oklahoma City University.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick