Judicial Nominating Commission
*Although the number of districts and their boundaries have changed over time, Oklahoma State Constitution (Article 7B §3) dictates that the boundaries for these elections are the Congressional Districts as they existed when the article was adopted in 1967.
About the Commission
The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) consists of 15 unpaid volunteer members. Of the 15 members, only six members are lawyers. Lawyer commissioners are elected by their fellow Oklahoma Bar Association members, each representing one of six congressional districts across the state, as they were in 1967 when the commission was established.* They each serve a 6-year term. Elections are held each odd-numbered year for members from two districts.
Learn more about the commission on CourtFacts or the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network JNC website.
2025 Election Information
Nominating Petitions
Nominating petitions must be received by 5 p.m., May 16, 2025.
In 2025 there will be elections for members in Districts 3 and 4. District 3 is composed of 22 counties in the eastern and southeastern parts of the state, and District 4 is composed of 13 counties in the western and southwastern parts of the state, along with a portion of Oklahoma County, as those congressional districts existed in 1967.* (See map below.)
When submitting a nominating petition, candidates should include biography of 100 words or less and a photo (preferably both digital). For additional details and a sample bio format, please email Mark Schneidewent.
Ballots and Voting
Ballots will be mailed June 6, 2025, to active attorneys in good standing in Congressional Districts 3 and 4.*
Completed ballots must be received at the Oklahoma Bar Center by 5 p.m., June 20, 2025.
Ballots will be opened, tabulated and certified on June 23, 2025. Elections results will be posted June 23, 2025.
In the event a runoff election is necessary in any congressional district, runoff ballots will be mailed June 27, 2025. Completed runoff ballots must be received at the Oklahoma Bar Center by 5 p.m., July 18, 2025.
Runoff ballots shall be opened, tabulated and certified on July 21, 2025.
It is important to the administration of justice that the OBA members in the Congressional Districts 3 and 4 become informed on the candidates and cast their votes. The framers of the constitutional amendment entrusted to the lawyers the responsibility of electing qualified people to serve on the Commission. Hopefully, the lawyers in Congressional Districts 3 and 4 will fulfill their responsibility by voting.
Districts
The six districts as they were in 1967, and as shown in Title 14 §3 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
