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Rebecca B. Nightingale
Rebecca B. Nightingale is a judge of the Oklahoma Judicial District 14. She assumed office in 2003. Her current term ends in 2026.
Nightingale won re-election for judge of the Oklahoma Judicial District 14 outright in the primary on June 28, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2022
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Rebecca B. Nightingale (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nightingale in this election.
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (2018)
General election
The general election was canceled. Rebecca B. Nightingale (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
Nightingale ran for re-election to the 14th District Court.
As an unopposed candidate, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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2010
Nightingale was re-elected to the district court after running unopposed.[2]
- Main article: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rebecca B. Nightingale did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rebecca B. Nightingale did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Nightingale received a B.S. from Oklahoma State University, and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma.[3]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Nightingale worked in private practice, and was an assistant district attorney in Tulsa County.[4]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2012: Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award, Oklahoma Bar Association
Associations
- Advisory committee, Forensic science graduate program at the University of Tulsa
- Member, Junior League of Tulsa[4]
Noteworthy cases
Greenwood Centre, Ltd. v. SMG and ASM Global Parent, Inc. (2020)
Greenwood Centre, Ltd. v. SMG and ASM Global Parent, Inc. On June 16, 2020. Judge Rebecca B. Nightingale, of the District Court of Tulsa County, denied a request for a temporary injunction seeking to force a scheduled rally by the Donald Trump (R) campaign to abide by state and local reopening rules, which are modeled after CDC guidelines, designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The complaint, filed by petitioners from Tulsa’s Greenwood District against the owner of the proposed rally venue, sought a court order "to protect against a substantial, imminent, and deadly risk to the community" posed by the June 20 event. Plaintiffs, while not seeking to bar the rally outright, sought "limited relief based on Oklahoma’s public nuisance laws," asking that the court mandate social distancing protocols and compulsory use of face-masks. Following Nightingale’s denial of the emergency motion, the plaintiffs sought review from the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The state supreme court declined to take up the case.[5]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Tulsa County and Judges"
- Tulsa World, "School voucher law ruled unconstitutional by Tulsa district judge," March 28, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2014"
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2010"
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Rebecca Brett Nightingale," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedaward - ↑ Courthouse News Service, "Judge Denies Bid to Require Social Distancing at Trump’s Tulsa Campaign Rally," June 16, 2020
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
