Oklahoma Bar Journal

2026 OBA Officers and New Board Members Take Oaths

On Friday, Jan. 16, new OBA officers and board members took their oaths of office, administered by Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe. The swearing-in was held at the Supreme Court Courtroom at the state Capitol.

Officers sworn in were:

  • President Amber Peckio, Tulsa
  • President-Elect Jana L. Knott, El Reno
  • Vice President S. Shea Bracken, Edmond

Also taking oaths as members of the OBA Board of Governors were:

  • Immediate Past President D. Kenyon Williams Jr., Sperry (one-year term)
  • Chris D. Jones, Durant, District 2 (three-year term)
  • Blayne P. Norman, Wewoka, District 8 (three-year term)
  • Kristy E. Loyall, El Reno, District 9 (three-year term)
  • Molly A. Aspan, Tulsa, Member at Large (three-year term)
  • Alexandra J. “Allie” Gage, Tulsa, Young Lawyers Division Chair (one-year term)

OBA leadership roles are voluntary positions in which lawyers serve while continuing to practice law.

Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe administers the oath of office to 2026 OBA President Amber Peckio.

 

President Peckio receives her presidential pin.

 

President Peckio addresses the Supreme Court justices, discussing the OBA’s plans for the upcoming year.

 

From left Allie J. Gage, Chris D. Jones, Kristy E. Loyall, Molly A. Aspan, Blayne P. Norman, Immediate Past President D. Kenyon Williams Jr. and Vice President S. Shea Bracken take the oath of office.

 

President-Elect Jana L. Knott takes her oath.

 

Chief Justice Rowe (second from left) addresses the new OBA officers and board members.

 

New board members and officers following the swearing-in ceremony. From left (front row) Chris D. Jones, Allie J. Gage, President Amber Peckio, Kristy E. Loyall, (back row) Immediate Past President D. Kenyon Williams Jr., Molly A. Aspan, Vice President S. Shea Bracken, President-Elect Jana L. Knott and Blayne P. Norman.

 

Originally published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal – OBJ 97 No. 2 (February 2026)

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