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Mark Barcus

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Mark Barcus
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Prior offices
Oklahoma Judicial District 14, Tulsa County Special

Education

Bachelor's

Austin College

Law

University of Texas


Edward "Mark" Barcus was a district judge for Tulsa County, Oklahoma, which is located in District 14.[1] Barcus was appointed to the district court in 2012 by Governor Mary Fallin to fill the opening created by the appointment of Judge P. Thomas Thornbrugh to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.[2] He managed a civil docket and also served as chief judge of the family division.[3] Barcus was defeated in his bid for re-election to the 14th District Court in 2014. He stepped down when his term expired on January 11, 2015.[4]

Education

Barcus earned his B.A. from Austin College and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.[5]

Career

Barcus served as a special judge from 2003 to 2012 and as a family court referee from 2000 to 2003. Barcus is also a former member of the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education.[2]

Court of Appeals bid

In 2010, Judge Barcus was one of three finalists nominated by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission for the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.[6]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 2012: Community Service Award, Community Service Council of Tulsa[7]
  • 2011: Legal Community Partner of the Year, Oklahoma Child Support Enforcement Association[8]
  • 2006: Leadership Oklahoma Class XX[9]

Associations

  • Board President, Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa[10]
  • Board Vice-President, Iron Gate of Tulsa[11]
  • Board member, Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers[12]
  • Board member, Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain[13]
  • Board member, Nimrod Literary Journal[14]
  • Past president/advisor, Neighbors Along the Line[15]

Elections

2014

See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
Barcus ran for re-election to the 14th District Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 38.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Doug Drummond. [4] 

12-12-12 Weddings

On December 12, 2012, over the 12 o'clock hour, Judge Barcus performed 21 marriages during a special "12-12-12 Wedding Docket." There had been several requests for courthouse weddings leading up to the unique date, so Barcus decided to make a celebration out of it. "What's so fun is seeing the diversity of life," Barcus said afterward. "I had one couple in their 70s and some were very young. Some dressed up and some didn't. Some cried. Some laughed. It was just a beautiful variety of people." [16]

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