THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 8 | AUGUST 2025 CHIEF JUSTICE COLLOQUIUM ON CIVILITY AND ETHICS The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Second Annual Oklahoma Chief Justice Colloquium on Civility and Ethics was held May 6 at the Oklahoma Judicial Center. The guest speaker for the event was Professor Leah Witcher Jackson Teague from Baylor Law School. She spoke on the critical role of every generation of lawyers, legal traditions and ethical standards, how to mentor for success and balancing new tech tools with strong ethical responsibility. RYAN H. PITTS SWORN IN AS SPECIAL JUDGE IN SEMINOLE AND HUGHES COUNTIES Ryan H. Pitts has been sworn in as special judge of Seminole and Hughes counties. Judge Pitts graduated from Comanche High School in 2003 and obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OU and his J.D. from the OCU School of Law. He previously worked for Harold Heath Law Offices in Holdenville before opening his own practice, which he had until April. Judge Pitts lives in Wewoka with his wife and daughters. From left OBA President D. Kenyon Williams Jr., Justice Dana Kuehn, Professor Leah Witcher Jackson Teague, OBA Executive Director Janet Johnson, Justice Noma Gurich and Justice M. John Kane IV Justice M. John Kane IV presents Professor Leah Witcher Jackson Teague with a framed print of his original photo of a scissor-tailed flycatcher. PUBLISHED OKLAHOMA LAWYER AUTHORS SOUGHT FOR BOOK COLLECTION PROJECT Have you authored a published book, or do you know an Oklahoma lawyer who has? Your books are in demand! Published works by Oklahoma attorney authors are being collected for a project to benefit the Oklahoma County Law Library. Please contact Bill Sullivan at 405-795-1206 or by email at billsullivan@cox.net to add your book to the growing collection of nearly 80 books so far.
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