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M. John Kane IV
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court · District 1
Background: Kane was an assistant district attorney from 1987 to 1989, and an attorney in private practice from 1987 to 2005. He was also an administrative law judge for the Department of Human Services-Child Support Division from 1999 to 2005.
At a glance
- Court
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 1
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) (September 17, 2019)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kevin Stitt (R)
- Appointment date
- September 17, 2019
- Took office
- 2019
- Current term ends
- January 10, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (retention election)
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Oklahoma State University, 1984
- Law: University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1987
- Prior offices
- Oklahoma Judicial District 10 (2005 - 2019)
- 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.
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