Shawn Ashley, Quorum Call (QC) The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted its three nominees for the District 4 Supreme Court justice position to Gov. Kevin Stitt. The nominees are: • District Judge Donna Lynn Dirickson; • Travis Verl Jett; and • District Judge...
Shawn Ashley, Quorum Call (QC) House Speaker Pro Tempore Kyle Hilbert shucked a bill Thursday and inserted language that establishes a mandatory retirement age for appellate justices and judges. Hilbert, R-Depew, shucked SB0473 . A floor substitute replaced the...
Shawn Ashley, Quorum Call (QC) The House rejected a resolution Tuesday that calls for a vote of the people to eliminate the Judicial Nominating Commission and implement a modified federal judicial appointment system in Oklahoma. Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, said...
House pulls courts resolution out of committee, moves toward floor Shawn Ashley, Quorum Call (QC) A resolution calling for a vote of the people on a constitutional amendment that would recreate the state’s judiciary was pulled Tuesday out of the committee where it...