District
and associate judges are elected by a vote of the people every four
years. The next term will occur in 2010. If a vacancy occurs during a judge's term, the vacancy is
filled by appointment by the governor from a list of three names
of qualified individuals submitted to the governor by the Judicial
Nominating Commission. The OBA Bench and Bar Committee collected
information on candidates for contested judicial offices and for
judges automatically elected because they did not draw opponents
as a community service to assist Oklahoma voters.
