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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.
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.
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 ...
Brian Goree (born March 18, 1964) is a Justice on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.Born in 1964 in Killeen, Texas, and raised in Tulsa, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, then earned a J.D. degree at the University of Tulsa College of Law.
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]
Thornbrugh filed for retention in the 2010 election. He was automatically returned to the bench because no one ran against him. [4] Governor Mary Fallin appointed Judge Thornbrugh to fill a vacancy on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals in September 2011. [2] The judge ran again in 2012.
Deborah Barnes (sometimes written as Deborah Browers Barnes) is a judge at the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, the intermediate appellate court in the state of Oklahoma. She was appointed by Governor Brad Henry and her retention date was July 9, 2008. [ 1 ]