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Deborah Barnes (Oklahoma)
2008 - Present
2027
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Deborah Barnes is a judge for District 2 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. She assumed office on July 9, 2008. Her current term ends on January 10, 2027.
Barnes ran for re-election for the District 2 Office 1 judge of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
She was appointed by Democratic Governor Brad Henry and sworn in to this position on July 9, 2008. She was retained in the 2010 election by a majority of voters.[1] Barnes was retained again in 2014.[2]
Education
Barnes received her bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma and her J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1983. She graduated first in her class.[1]
Career
From 1985 to 1989, Judge Barnes was a staff attorney for former state supreme court Justice Ralph Hodges and has since worked in civil litigation, administrative law, and commercial and business law.
From 1997 to 2001, Judge Barnes was vice president, associate general counsel, and corporate secretary for Oneok Inc. in Tulsa. The next year she began working in private practice at Crutchmer, Browers & Barnes.[1]
Elections
2020
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 2 Office 1
Deborah Barnes was retained to District 2 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 67.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
67.3
|
921,661 | ||
No |
32.7
|
446,944 | |||
Total Votes |
1,368,605 | ||||
|
|
2014
Barnes was retained to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals with 62.0 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
2010
Judge Barnes was retained to the appellate court with 64.11 percent of the vote.[3][4]
- See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deborah Barnes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tulsa World, "Tulsa lawyer takes oath to join civil appeals court," 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oklahoma Elections, "Candidate List, 2014 General Election," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results," 2010
- ↑ Spotlight OK, "Oklahoma Retention Ballot 2010"
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