About Judge Fudge

Life long resident from humble beginnings

Barney Fudge was born at Sheppard Field in 1944. His grandfather came to Burkburnett with the 1918 oil boom, and his mother was born in Burkburnett in 1922. He was raised by a sharecropper and worked on the farm as a boy. After graduating from Burkburnett High School in 1963, and from Texas A&M University in 1967, he then graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1970.

He worked for the Gulf Oil Corporation Law Department before moving to Wichita Falls in 1975. He and Jim Hogan established a law firm in 1976 which became Fudge and Elder and continued for over 30 years until Barney was appointed to the 78th District Court by Governor Rick Perry.

Judge Fudge Credentials

Education:

Burkburnett High School
(1963)

Texas A&M University
(1967)

University of Oklahoma
College of Law (1970)

Experience

Judge, 78th Judicial District,
Wichita County (2009-)

Fudge & Elder
Founding Partner
(1979-2009)
Burkburnett & Wichita Falls

Sherrill, Pace & Rogers
(1975-1978)
Wichita Falls

Gulf Oil Corporation
(1971-1975)
Tulsa, OK & Houston, TX

Reynolds & Ridings
(1970-1971)
Oklahoma City, OK

Affiliations
•	State Bar of Texas
•	State Bar of Oklahoma
•	Fellow, State Bar Foundation
•	Wichita County Bar Association
•	Lions Club
•	Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks

Civic Activities
•	Chairman Burkburnett Water Board
•	Director, Burkburnett Chamber of Commerce
•	President, Burkburnett Chamber of Commerce (1978 and 2001)
•	Burkburnett Chamber of Commerce T.V. Auctions
•	Director, Burkburnett Boy’s Club
•	Wichita General Hospital, Advisory Board
•	United Way Campaigns
•	Little League Baseball Coach
•	Boy’s Club Basketball Coach
•	Girls T-Ball Coach
•	Co-Founder Burkburnett Chili Cook-Off
•	River Creek Golf Course Committee
•	North Texas Easter Seal Rehabilitation Board
•	Muscular Dystrophy Board
•	Girl Scout Nominating Committee
•	Chairman, Ad Hoc Burkburnett City Charter Committee
•	Boy Scout Executive Search Committee
•	President, Burkburnett Housing Finance Corp.
•	Vice-Chairman, Zoning Board of Adjustment, City of Burkburnett
•	Co-Chairman, Burkburnett Alumni Association
•	Burkburnett Community Theater
•	President and Director, Burkburnett Trails and Tales
•	District Chairman, Boy Scouts of America
•	Boy Scouts, Council Vice-President (Fundraising)
•	Boy Scouts, Risk Management Committee
•	Northwest Texas Council Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America
•	Lions Club, Tailtwister and President
•	Red Cross Board of Directors and Treasurer
•	Child Advocates, Board of Directors
•	Sheppard Military Affairs Committee (Wichita Falls Board of Commerce and Industry)
•	Regional Marketing Committee (Wichita Falls Board of Commerce and Industry)
•	Chairman, Child Advocates Golf Tournament
•	Chairman, Citizens for Keeping Our Taxes At Home (Burkburnett Off Premises Liquor Vote)
•	President and Director, Burkburnett Development Corp.
•	Burkburnett Citizen of the Year (2005)
•	President and Director, Air Force Association (Donnelly Chapter)
•	President and Director, Burkburnett Roustabouts, Inc.
•	Distinguished Citizen Award, Boy Scouts of America
•	First United Methodist Church, Burkburnett, TX