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Oklahoma intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The terms of three Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals justices expired on January 10, 2021. The three seats were up for retention election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Oklahoma modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Voters casting absentee ballots could submit copies of their identification in lieu of fulfilling the notarization requirement in the event of a state of emergency occurring within 45 days of an election. Individuals experiencing symptoms indicative of COVID-19, and individuals classified as vulnerable to infection, could cast an absentee ballot under the 'physical incapacitation' eligibility criterion.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and results
District 1 Office 2
General election candidates
- Jane Wiseman (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
District 2 Office 1
General election candidates
- Deborah Barnes (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
District 2 Office 2
General election candidates
- Keith Rapp (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Past elections
2018
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 5 Office 2
Robert D. Bell was retained to District 5 Office 2 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 61.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
61.6
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624,321 | ||
No |
38.4
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389,783 | |||
Total Votes |
1,014,104 | ||||
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Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 5 Office 1
Kenneth Buettner was retained to District 5 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 62.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
62.5
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633,856 | ||
No |
37.5
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380,319 | |||
Total Votes |
1,014,175 | ||||
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Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 6 Office 2
Brian Goree was retained to District 6 Office 2 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 60.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
60.9
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613,912 | ||
No |
39.1
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393,671 | |||
Total Votes |
1,007,583 | ||||
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Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals District 6 Office 1
Bay Mitchell was retained to District 6 Office 1 of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 62.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
62.1
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629,911 | ||
No |
37.9
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384,029 | |||
Total Votes |
1,013,940 | ||||
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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 |
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| ✔ | Yes |
64.5
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656,405 | ||
No |
35.5
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361,775 | |||
Total Votes |
1,018,180 | ||||
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Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Oklahoma
Members of the Court of Civil Appeals are appointed by the governor of Oklahoma from a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission. Judges serve initial terms of at least one year before undergoing a retention election. Regular terms last six years, after which judges must be retained to continue serving.[1][2] The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves for one year.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on the Court of Civil Appeals, a judge must be:
- a qualified elector for at least one year;
- licensed to practice or a judge of a court of record for at least four years[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oklahoma," accessed July 16, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma Bar Association, "Judicial nominating commission election results announced," June 25, 2013
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oklahoma," accessed August 16, 2016
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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