Former Lieutenant Governor seeks Oklahoma Supreme Court appointment
November 3, 2010
Oklahoma: Lt. Gov. Jari Askins has applied for a position on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, along with 19 others. She lost re-election to her current position as Lieutenant Governor in November, 2010 and is seeking to fill the state Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Marian Opala's death in October of 2010.
Askins is 57 and has served as a Stephens County special judge (1982 - 1990), as deputy counsel for then-Gov. David Walters (1992 - 1994) and as an Oklahoma Representative (1994 - 2006). She was then elected lieutenant governor. Regarding her competition, who are various qualified judges and attorneys, Askins said, “Having looked at the list of names, there are some outstanding attorneys and jurists. The competition will be very stiff.”[1]
Footnotes
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
