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.
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
Wiseman's seat
General election candidates
- Jane Wiseman (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Barnes' seat
General election candidates
- Deborah Barnes (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Rapp's seat
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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