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Barbara G. Swinton
2016 - Present
2029
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Barbara G. Swinton is a judge for District 4 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. She assumed office on September 14, 2016. Her current term ends on January 7, 2029.
Swinton ran for re-election for the District 4 Office 1 judge of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Swinton was appointed to this court on September 14, 2016, by Republican Governor Mary Fallin to succeed retired Judge William Hetherington.[1]
Judge Swinton was previously an Oklahoma district court judge for Oklahoma County, which is located in District Seven.[2] She joined the court in 1996 as a special judge and was elected as a district judge in 2002. She was re-elected in 2014 after running unopposed. Her term would have expired on January 13, 2019; instead, she was appointed to the court of civil appeals in 2016.[3]
Education
Swinton received her bachelor's degree in political science from Oklahoma State University in 1982 and her J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 1991.[4]
Career
Swinton served as a special judge from 1996 to 2002 and was elected as a district judge in 2002. She also teaches trial practice and pretrial litigation as an adjunct professor at the Oklahoma City University School of Law.[4][5]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2007: Leadership in Law, Journal Record
Associations
- Board of directors, Justice Alma Wilson Seeworth Academy
- Board of deacons, Crown Heights Christian Church
- Past district president, National Exchange Club
- Chairman, Oklahoma Trial Judges Association
- Member, Oklahoma Bar Association Professionalism Committee
- Member, Luther Bohanan Inn of Court[4]
Elections
2022
See also: Oklahoma intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 4 Office 1
Barbara G. Swinton was retained to District 4 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 8, 2022 with 64.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
64.3
|
655,328 | ||
No |
35.7
|
363,400 | |||
Total Votes |
1,018,728 | ||||
|
|
2018
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 4 Office 1
Barbara G. Swinton was retained to District 4 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 64.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
64.5
|
656,405 | ||
No |
35.5
|
361,775 | |||
Total Votes |
1,018,180 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
Swinton ran for re-election to the 7th District Court.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
[3]
2010
Swinton was re-elected to the district court after running unopposed.[6]
- Main article: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Barbara G. Swinton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Norman Transcript, "Governor Mary Fallin selects Judge Barbara Swinton to fill vacancy on Oklahoma Civil Appeals Court," September 14, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma County and Judges"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2014"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Oklahoma County, "Judge Barbara G. Swinton," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma City University School of Law, "Fall & Spring Adjunct Faculty," 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2010"
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
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