Leah Jo Edwards
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2015 - Present
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Leah Jo Edwards is a judge of the Oklahoma Judicial District 21. She assumed office in 2015.
Edwards won re-election for judge of the Oklahoma Judicial District 21 outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.
Edwards filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Greg Dixon.[1]
Education
Edwards received her J.D. from the University of Oklahoma.[2]
Career
At the time of her judicial appointment, Edwards was the first assistant district attorney in Grady County. She has also worked in private practice and as a municipal judge Chickasha.[1]
Awards and associations
- President, Grady and Canadian County Women’s Service and Family Resource Center
- Founding member, Grady County Child Advocacy Team
- Founding member, Coordinated Community Response Team[2]
Elections
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Cleveland County, Oklahoma (2018)
General election
The general election was canceled. Leah Jo Edwards (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leah Jo Edwards did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
- Courts in Oklahoma
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Oklahoma District Courts
- Garvin County, Oklahoma
External links
Footnotes
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
