Kevin Buchanan (attorney)

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Kevin Buchanan is an American former district attorney for Washington County and Nowata County, Oklahoma from Bartlesville and an Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board member appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt on August 3, 2023. [1] His term on the board will expire in January 2027. [2]

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He held his role of district attorney for over a decade. [3] Before that, he was a defense attorney. [4]

Career

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board

In July 2023, Cathy Stoker resigned from the board saying that her role was not a "good fit" and Kevin Buchanan was appointed by Governor Stitt to replace her. [5]

Buchanan comes to the Pardon and Parole Board when it is "currently the target of a lawsuit brought by death-row inmate Richard Glossip after he was denied a clemency recommendation." [6] McDugle said that he would like to see the pardon and parole board "have seven members instead of five and he’s going to work during the next legislative session" toward that goal. [7]

District Attorney

He has criticized the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bartlesville Radio » News » Buchanan Appointed to Pardon, Parole Board". Bartlesville Radio. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board - Board Members". www.ok.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Bartlesville Radio » News". m.bartlesvilleradio.com. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. ↑ Correspondent, LAURA SUMMERS World (2011-02-21). "New DA at work in Washington, Nowata counties". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2023-08-12.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Maupin, Jennifer (2023-08-11). "2 OK Pardon and Parole Board members resign amid Glossip lawsuit". 2 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  6. ↑ World, Barbara Hoberock Tulsa (2023-08-10). "Two former prosecutors resign from five-member Pardon and Parole Board". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  7. ↑ "Two Pardon and Parole Board members resign amid Glossip lawsuit". www.fox23.com. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  8. ↑ Staff, Burt Mummolo, KTUL (2021-11-02). "District attorney blasts McGirt as public safety disaster". KOKH. Retrieved 2023-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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