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Douglas L. Combs
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court · District 8
Background: Combs was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 2010, and served as chief justice from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2018. He served as a judge in Oklahoma's 23rd District from 2002 to 2010, and as a special judge in District 23 from 1995 to 2002.
At a glance
- Court
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 8
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Brad Henry (D) (November 2010); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Brad Henry (D)
- Appointment date
- November 2010
- Took office
- 2010
- Current term ends
- January 7, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Oklahoma, 1973
- Law: Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1976
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Douglas L. Combs’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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