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Following is a list of justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The court was established when Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, and was initially composed of five justices, with the state divided into a corresponding number of judicial districts. [1]
Members of the Supreme Court. TODO: Add headshot & briefbiography. Similar to https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx.
Three of nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court are up for retention election— James Edmondson, Noma D. Gurich, and Yvonne Kauger. Governor George Nigh (D) appointed Kauger to the court in 1984. Gov. Brad Henry (D) appointed Edmonson in 2003 and Gurich in 2011.
On behalf of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, I am pleased to introduce our new website. We welcome you to discover and learn about our Court’s history, the Justices, and Oklahoma’s beautiful Judicial Center.
The nine justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court are selected through the assisted appointment method. Each justice is appointed by the governor from a list of three names compiled by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission.
Justice Noma Diane Gurich was appointed to the Supreme Court, District 3 by Governor Brad Henry on January 7, 2011 and took office on February 15, 2011. She is the third woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma since statehood.
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is a court of appeal for non-criminal cases, one of the two highest judicial bodies in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and leads the judiciary of Oklahoma, the judicial branch of the government of Oklahoma.
how did the oklahoma supreme court justices rule on cases? Welcome to the Oklahoma Judicial Scorecard, your resource for understanding the impact of the Oklahoma Supreme Court on our state. Discover how the rulings of the nine justices affect job growth, the rule of law, and Oklahoma values.
If the political action committee behind a “vote no” campaign has its way, two of the three women who currently serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court will be gone — a historic shift since only four women have ever served as a justice on the state’s highest civil court.
According to a press release from the Supreme Court State of Oklahoma, Justice Dustin P. Rowe, of Tishomingo, was elected to serve as Chief Justice for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2025.