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Oklahoma Supreme Court
The highest court in Oklahoma for civil cases (Oklahoma has a separate Court of Criminal Appeals for criminal cases). Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Hybrid)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Initial term 1 year; if retained, 6 yearsTerm length
9Sitting justices
1907Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Dustin P. Rowe
Chief Justice · District 2
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 24, 2020
Appointed by Kevin Stitt (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
M. John Kane IV
Justice · District 1
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2019
Appointed by Kevin Stitt (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Noma D. Gurich
Justice · District 3
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 15, 2011
Appointed by Brad Henry (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Travis Jett
Justice · District 4
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 14, 2025
Appointed by Kevin Stitt (R)
James R. Winchester
Justice · District 5
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2000
Appointed by Frank Keating (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Dana Kuehn
Justice · District 6
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 2, 2021
Appointed by Kevin Stitt (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
James Edmondson
Justice · District 7
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2003
Appointed by Brad Henry (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Douglas L. Combs
Justice · District 8
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2010
Appointed by Brad Henry (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Richard Darby
Justice · District 9
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2018
Appointed by Mary Fallin (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Oklahoma Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.