 After serving as Bryan County Attorney and as District Judge, Hodges was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court by Governor Henry Bellmon on April 19, 1965, as Associate Justice, where he would serve until his retirement from the Court in 2004.During that time he also served as Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1977–1978 and 1993–1994.Born in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Dewey and Pearl Hodges on August 4, 1930, Hodges graduated from Anadarko High School in 1948, where he lettered in football and baseball.