THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 80 | MAY 2025 CONNECT WITH THE OBA THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA Are you following the OBA on social media? Keep up to date on future CLE, upcoming events and the latest information about the Oklahoma legal community. Connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. For Your Information THE BAR JOURNAL TAKES A SUMMER BREAK The Oklahoma Bar Journal theme issues are taking a short break. The next issue, Labor & Employment, will be published in August. You will still receive the digital Courts & More issues with court material and news every Wednesday in June and July. Have a safe and happy summer! NOTICE: JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ELECTIONS Nominating petitions for election as members of the Judicial Nominating Commission from Congressional Districts 3 and 4 (as they existed in 1967) will be accepted by OBA Executive Director Janet Johnson until 5 p.m., May 16, 2025. Ballots will be mailed June 6, 2025, and must be received at the Oklahoma Bar Center by 5 p.m. on June 20, 2025. Ballots will be opened, tabulated and certified, and election results will be posted on June 23, 2025. Members can download nominating petition forms at www.okbar.org/jnc. WELCOME, NEW BAR MEMBERS New bar admittees took their Oath of Attorney on Tuesday, April 29, at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Oklahoma City. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe. Following the swearing-in, individuals signed the roll of attorneys before joining their friends and families for photos. The Oklahoma Bar Association is proud to welcome this group of new attorney members! To view the photo gallery, visit the OBA Facebook page, www.facebook.com/okbarassociation. The OBA encourages these new attorney members (and all members sworn in for the first time within the last 10 years) to get involved with the Young Lawyers Division. All members of the OBA in good standing who were first admitted to the practice of law in the past 10 years are automatically YLD members, regardless of age. Learn more about the YLD at www.okbar.org/yld. TRAVIS JETT OF WOODWARD APPOINTED TO OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT Travis Jett has been appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court by Gov. Stitt, filling the vacancy left by Justice Yvonne Kauger. He is a fourth- generation Oklahoman who grew up in northwest Oklahoma. He practiced with several law firms in Oklahoma City before returning to northwest Oklahoma to practice with Hodgden Law Firm. He previously served as the National FFA Organization president and has served as president of the Woodward County Bar Association since 2023. He received his B.S. from OSU in 2008 and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2011. He has been active with the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Federalist Society and the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Council and is currently active with the Woodward First Methodist Church. He lives with his wife and two children in Woodward. REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 2025 SOVEREIGNTY SYMPOSIUM This year’s Sovereignty Symposium will be held June 12-13 at the OKANA Resort in Oklahoma City. The event is presented by the OCU School of Law. Contact Jennifer Stevenson at jsstevenson@okcu.edu for sponsor information, and visit www.sovereigntysymposium.com to register and learn more about the event.
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