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Robert D. Bell (born May 11, 1967) was born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma.He earned two law degrees, one in his home state and the second in North Carolina. He then spent 13 years in private practice in his hometown while also serving as a municipal judge in 5 towns and cities of Oklahoma.
In August 2012, Governor Mary Fallin appointed Goree to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals (OCCA), District 6, Office 2. [2] He replaced Judge Carol Hansen , who had resigned in January. As required by law, he stood for retention in the 2014 election, and won a full 6-year term with 61.0 percent approval.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court consists of a chief justice, a vice-chief justice, and seven associate justices, who are nominated by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission and are appointed by the governor. After appointment, the justices serve until the next general state election. At that time, they must face a retention election. If ...
Bob Burke is an Oklahoma City constitutional lawyer, author and historian. He has written three books about the Oklahoma Supreme Court scandal of the 1960s.
He said he welcomed the opportunity to appoint more "conservative, business-minded judges that will actually interpret the law.” 46 Action, a political action committee with ties to the governor ...
Judicial ethics prevents judges facing retention votes from campaigning unless there’s active opposition to their remaining in the post. It’s expensive to wage a statewide election campaign.
In 1993, he became a staff attorney for Judge Carl Jones of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. He worked in this capacity until Governor Frank Keating appointed him to the Court of Appeals in 2002, filling the District 6 vacancy left by the retirement of Judge James Garrett. In 2009, Mitchell served for one year as Chief Judge. [5]
A notable decision made by Judge Thornbrugh in 2009, occurred during review of a case between Tulsa-based energy services company, Helmerich & Payne (H&P), and oil royalty owners in Beckham County, Oklahoma, in which the trial court had ordered H&P to pay the royalty owners $68.5 million in damages.