James Oldrey Mullin

January 1, 2018

James Oldrey Mullin, LLB ’65, of Weatherford, TX, died Sept. 30. He was a high school valedictorian and graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin. Mullin served in the U.S. Army Security Agency in Germany. He practiced law in Waco and Caldwell before returning to Weatherford in 1969. After being in private practice for several years, Mullin served as Parker County Attorney. He returned to private practice, also serving as Weatherford City Attorney. In 1985, Mullin was appointed by Gov. Mark White as Judge of the 43rd District Court, a position he held until 2000. He was an assistant scoutmaster of the Boy Scouts. The Mullins traveled extensively, and Jim was fluent in Spanish, German and Russian. He was a member of Lakeshore Drive Baptist Church in Hudson Oaks, TX. Among his survivors are his wife of 33 years, Marianne Holder Mullin, ’59, two children, two stepsons, three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.