Martha Rupp Carter

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Martha Rupp Carter

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Oklahoma Judicial District 14, Tulsa County Special

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Oklahoma Judicial District 14

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Education

Bachelor's

Oklahoma State University

Law

University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1980

Martha Rupp Carter was a judge of the Oklahoma Judicial District 14. She assumed office on January 13, 2019. She left office in 2022.

Carter ran for election for judge of the Oklahoma Judicial District 14. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Carter is a former Oklahoma special district court judge for Tulsa County, which is located in District 14 of the 26 Oklahoma District Courts. She was appointed in late 2010 and served until she was elected to the District Court in 2018.

Education

Rupp Carter received a B.A. in English from Oklahoma State University and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1980.

Career

• 2011-2022: Judge, Oklahoma District 14
• 2004-2010: General counsel, Tulsa City-County Health Department
• 2000-2004: Attorney, City of Tulsa
• 1985-2000: Assistant city attorney & deputy city attorney, City of Tulsa
• 1980-1985: Attorney, Sonberg & Waddel

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (2018)

General election

General election for Oklahoma Judicial District 14

Martha Rupp Carter defeated Rick Westcott in the general election for Oklahoma Judicial District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martha Rupp Carter (Nonpartisan)	58.3	99,758
	Submit photo	Rick Westcott (Nonpartisan)	41.7	71,236

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Oklahoma Judicial District 14

Martha Rupp Carter and Rick Westcott defeated Stephen Clark in the primary for Oklahoma Judicial District 14 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martha Rupp Carter (Nonpartisan)	45.1	59,662
✔	Submit photo	Rick Westcott (Nonpartisan)	28.3	37,410
		Stephen Clark (Nonpartisan)	26.6	35,164

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 132,236
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Campaign themes

2018

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See also

• Courts in Oklahoma
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Tulsa County, Oklahoma

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Tulsa County District Court, "Civil Division," accessed November 19, 2013
• Tulsa World, "Tulsa city attorney resigns," May 22, 2004

Footnotes

Oklahoma courts

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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