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High Court Honors Cheryl Beatty on Retirement

April 27, 2021
The Oklahoma Supreme Court honored Cheryl Beatty on April 26, recognizing her 14 years as director of the Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners, and her total 37 years of service to the Oklahoma Bar Association. Ethan, Cheryl, Larry & Erin BeattyJustice Noma Gurich, Cheryl, Justice James Winchester She retired officially earlier this year leaving the… Read more...

Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 21 | Courts and More

April 20, 2021
Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 16 | April 21, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I Division II 118,497 – In the Matter of the Estate of: Robert J. Baugess and Virginia Lee Baugess, Deceased.  Jack Baugess, Appellant v. Kevin Baugess and Cheryl Touboulie, Appellees.  Appeal from the District Court of Tulsa… Read more...

Gubernatorial Appointments

April 13, 2021
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt recently named several OBA members to various positions. Courtney Warmington, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education April 13, 2021 – Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Courtney Warmington to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. “Courtney is a driven Oklahoman who is dedicated to succeeding in everything she does," said Governor Stitt. “Her passion… Read more...

Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 14 | Courts and More

April 13, 2021
Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 15 | April 14, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,339 - Brian Friend, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Kirsten Friend, Respondent/Appellee. Appeal from the District Court of Seminole County, Oklahoma.  Honorable Timothy Olsen, Trial Judge. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court had the… Read more...

Dispositions Other than by Published Opinions | April 7 | Courts and More

April 6, 2021
Courts and More Vol. 1 | No. 14 | April 7, 2021 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Division I 118,240 - T-Downtown Development, LLC., Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Adnan Sheikh, Defendant/Appellant, and Sheikh, Inc., Defendant.  Appeal from the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.  Honorable Rebecca Nightingale, Judge.   The defendant and appellant, Adnan Sheikh, was sued for… Read more...

To my father, the Judge, on his retirement

March 23, 2021
Reprinted with permission of the author and the Oklahoma County Bar Association's The Briefcase. by Jeremiah Buettner, shareholder, McAfee & Taft The Buettner Family On December 31, 2020, an era quietly (very quietly) ended with the retirement of Oklahoma Court of Oklahoma Civil Appeals Judge Kenneth Buettner. Judge Buettner served the State, the Bar and… Read more...

Decisions from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

March 11, 2021
Decisions from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals were released today by the office of Clerk John D. Hadden. Travis John Hogner v. The State of Oklahoma2021 OK CR4OPINION LUMPKJN, JUDGE: ¶1 Appellant Travis John Hogner was charged and tried by jury for Feloniously Pointing a Firearm (21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 1289.16) or in the alternative… Read more...

Applicants for Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Announced

March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021 –The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) announced today the following individuals have applied for the position of Judge for the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District 3 Office 1, a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable P. Thomas Thornbrugh on April 1, 2021: Elliot P. Anderson, JenksTammy D. Barrett, TulsaGregory C.… Read more...

Applicants for OK Supreme Court Justices Announced

March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021 –The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) today announced the following individuals have applied for the position of Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judicial District 6, which is comprised of Congressional District 1 as constituted on January 8, 2019, a vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable Tom Colbert on February… Read more...

JNC: VACANCY Oklahoma County District Judge

January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021 - The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) today announced a vacancy for the position of District Judge in Oklahoma County, Seventh Judicial District, Office 2. This vacancy is created by the appointment of the Honorable Thomas E. Prince to the Court of Civil Appeals. Two more vacancies were announced recently by the JNC.… Read more...