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James Edmondson
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court · District 7
Background: He served in U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1969. He was the assistant district attorney for Muskogee County, Oklahoma from 1976 to 1978.
At a glance
- Court
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 7
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Brad Henry (D) (December 2, 2003); retained by voters in a retention election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Brad Henry (D)
- Appointment date
- December 2, 2003
- Took office
- 2003
- Current term ends
- January 13, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Northeastern State University, 1967
- Law: Georgetown University Law Center, 1973
- 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 James Edmondson’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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