Oklahoma Supreme Court elections

There are two high courts in Oklahoma. For election results for the court of criminal appeals, see: Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals elections.

There are nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. For more information about these elections, visit the Oklahoma judicial elections page.

Judicial selection

See also: Judicial selection in Oklahoma

The nine justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court are selected through the assisted appointment method. Each justice is appointed by the governor from a list of three names compiled by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission.^[1]^[2]

The appointed justice serves an initial term of at least one year, after which they must stand for retention during the next general election. Subsequent terms last six years.^[1]^[3]

Qualifications

To serve on this court, a justice must be:

at least 30 years old;
a qualified voter in his or her respective district for at least one year; and
licensed to practice for at least five years in the state (or have five years of service as a judge of a court of record).^[1]

Chief justice

The chief justice of the court is selected by peer vote, serving in that capacity for two years.^[1]

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

If a justice retires before the end of his or her term, the vacancy is filled just as it normally would be, with the governor appointing a successor from a list of names provided by the nominating commission. If the appointment is not made within 60 days of the vacancy, the chief justice is responsible for selecting a replacement.^[4] The appointed justice then must stand for retention in the next general election after he or she has served one year on the bench to serve out the remainder of his or her predecessor's term.^[1]^[3]

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.

Elections

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 4

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 7

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Oklahoma Supreme Court District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 5

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Oklahoma Supreme Court District 8

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Oklahoma Supreme Court District 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 4

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oklahoma Supreme Court District 3

Noma D. Gurich was retained to District 3 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court on November 5, 2024 with 50.3% of the vote.

	Retention Vote	%	Votes
✔	Yes	50.3	725,064
	No	49.7	717,360
	Total Votes		1,442,424