Ben T. Williams (c. 1911 – January 11, 1982)[1] was a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1953 to 1982.
[a] After receiving his law degree, he became the city attorney for Stratford, Oklahoma, then became the Garvin County judge for four years.
[2] Williams was on the bench when an infamous corruption scandal broke in July 1964.
The Oklahoma Bar Association investigated the allegation, and completely exonerated Williams and six other justices.
He had been hospitalized for 48 days at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.