Legislative
The Legislative Monitoring Committee focuses on the following measures:
- Administration of justice
- Court organization, selection, tenure, salary and other incidents of the judicial office
- Rules and laws affecting practice and procedure in the courts and in administrative bodies exercising adjudicatory functions
- The practice of law
OBA Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 3
Legislative Proposals and Endorsements in Principle:
- The House of Delegates has the authority to place a measure on the Legislative Program or to endorse it in principle, with at least a 60% vote.
OBA Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 5
Action by the Association upon proposals for improvement of the law by legislation or by judicial rule shall consist of:
- Adoption as part of the Legislative Program of the Association;
- Endorsement in principle.
OBA Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 2
OBA Day at the Capitol
Tuesday, March 21, 2023


This program has been approved for 3 hours of general MCLE credit.
RSVP to Mark Schneidewent by March 17.
*Agenda is subject to change.
Time | Topic/Event | Speaker/Location |
9:30 a.m. | Registration | Oklahoma Bar Center 1901 N. Lincoln Blvd.; OKC |
10:00 a.m. | Welcome | OBA President Brian Hermanson and/or President-Elect Miles Pringle |
10:05 a.m. | Discussion of the Governor’s Agenda and Supporting Bills | Trevor S. Pemberton, General Counsel, Office of Governor J. Kevin Stitt |
10:30 a.m. | Court Funding | Jari Askins, Administrative Director of the Courts at Oklahoma Judicial Center |
10:55 a.m.. | BREAK | |
11:00 a.m.. | Bills of Interest to the Judiciary | Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman |
11:30 a.m. | Judicial Nominating Commission Update | Jim Webb |
11:55 a.m. | Information and Questions | OBA President-Elect Miles Pringle |
12:00 p.m. | LUNCH | |
12:15 p.m. | How to Talk to Legislators | Emily Virgin, Former Minority Leader for the Oklahoma House of Representatives |
1 – 3 p.m. | Visit with Legislators | State Capitol Building 2300 N. Lincoln, OKC |