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.
Steven W. Taylor is a former Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He is a former mayor of McAlester,Oklahoma. As a state district court judge,Taylor was the presiding judge in the state trial of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Robert Eugene Lavender was an American judge who served as Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court,serving from 1965 until 2007. He served as the Court's Chief Justice from 1979 to 1981. Lavender died on March 23,2020,at the age of 93.
Tom Colbert is a former Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court's District 6 seat in 2004,by Governor Brad Henry,becoming the first African-American to serve on the court. On January 4,2013,he was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,and served In that post until January 2015. After completing his two-year term as Chief Justice,he resumed his previous position on the court as Associate Justice representing the 6th Judicial District. On January 19,2021,Colbert’s retirement was announced by the Oklahoma Supreme Court,effective February 1 of the same year.
Robert Harlan Henry is a former United States Circuit Judge and politician from Oklahoma,and was the 17th President of Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Henry formerly served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1991,before resigning early in his second term to become the dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law,where he remained until 1994. President Bill Clinton appointed Henry as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit,a position he held until he resigned in 2010 to return to Oklahoma City University as president. He retired as President of Oklahoma City University in 2018,and has since worked as an attorney specializing in mediation,moot courts,and appellate advocacy.
The Nebraska Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The court consists of a chief justice and six associate justices. Each justice is initially appointed by the governor of Nebraska;using the Missouri Plan,each justice is then subject to a retention vote for additional six-year terms. The six associate justices each represent a Supreme Court district;the chief justice is appointed at-large.
James E. Edmondson is a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court's District 7 seat by Governor Brad Henry in 2003.
The Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary is one of the two independent courts in the Oklahoma judiciary and has exclusive jurisdiction in adjudicating discipline and hearing cases involving the removal of a judge from office,excluding the Oklahoma Supreme Court,exercising judicial power under the Oklahoma Constitution.
The government of the U.S. State of Oklahoma,established by the Oklahoma Constitution,is a republican democracy modeled after the federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches:the executive,legislative,and judicial. Through a system of separation of powers or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own,some authority to regulate the other two branches,and has some of its own authority,in turn,regulated by the other branches.
The Oklahoma Court System is the judicial system for the U.S. State of Oklahoma. Based in Oklahoma City,the court system is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of Oklahoma who is its administrator-in-chief.
The Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission is the judicial nominating commission of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It selects potential justices and judges for gubernatorial appointments for judges for state appellate courts.
Jari Askins is an American judge,lawyer,and Democratic politician from the state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma,being the second woman and the first female Democrat to hold that position.
Rudolph Hargrave served as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1978 until his retirement on December 31,2010. Before being elevated to the highest court,he was a superior court and district judge for Seminole County from 1969 to 1978.
Lorie Skjerven Gildea is an American attorney. She served as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from her appointment by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2010 until her retirement on October 1,2023. She served as an associate justice of the Court from 2006 to 2010 and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.
John F. Reif is a former justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court,serving from 2007 until he retired in 2009. Previously,he had served for 20 years on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
Noma D. Gurich is an American attorney and jurist who is serving as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Gurich was appointed the State's highest court by Governor Brad Henry in 2010 and assumed office on February 15,2011. Gurich was appointed to the Court following the death of long-time Justice Marian P. Opala. Gurich is the third woman in state history after Alma Wilson and Yvonne Kauger to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Four justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and four judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 4,2014,concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.
George Richard Bevan is an American attorney and jurist who currently is the chief justice of Idaho. He previously served as an Idaho district court judge from 2003 until 2017,when he was appointed to the supreme court.
Gregory W. Moeller is an American lawyer and judge,who is an associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court. He previously served as an Idaho district court judge from 2009 to 2018.
Matthew John Kane IV is an American attorney and judge serving as Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Kane was appointed the state's highest court by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2019. He was elected to a two year term as Chief Justice,commencing January 1,2023. He had previously served as the Vice Chief Justice for 2021-2022.
