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Richard Darby
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court · District 9
Background: Before being appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Darby was an Oklahoma district judge for Jackson County, in Oklahoma's Third District.
At a glance
- Court
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 9
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Mary Fallin (R) (April 5, 2018)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Mary Fallin (R)
- Appointment date
- April 5, 2018
- Took office
- 2018
- 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: Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- Law: University of Oklahoma
- Prior offices
- Oklahoma Judicial District 3, Jackson County Associate (Year left office: 2018)
- 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 Richard Darby’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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