Following is a list of justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The court was established when Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, and was initially composed of five justices, with the state divided into a corresponding number of judicial districts.[1] In 1917, the court was expanded to nine justices, with the judicial districts being redrawn accordingly, and with the seats for the fourth and fives judicial districts being switched.[1]
The justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court are:
| Justice | District | Appointed | Governor | Law school | Birth city | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1984 | Colony, Oklahoma | ||||
| 5th | 2000 | Clinton, Oklahoma | ||||
| 7th | 2003 | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| 8th | 2010 | Shawnee, Oklahoma | ||||
| 3rd | 2011 | South Bend, Indiana | ||||
| 9th | 2018 | Mary Fallin | University of Oklahoma | Altus, Oklahoma | ||
| 2nd | 2019 | Kevin Stitt | University of Oklahoma | Ada, Oklahoma | ||
| 1st | 2019 | Kevin Stitt | University of Oklahoma | Pawhuska, Oklahoma | ||
| 6th | 2021 | Kevin Stitt | University of Tulsa | Owasso, Oklahoma |
| Judge | Began active service | Ended active service | District | Notes | |
| 1907 | 1918 | District 1 | |||
| 1907 | 1914 | District 2 | first Chief Justice (1908–1913); Resigned 3-10-1914; Later third Governor of Oklahoma | ||
| 1908 | 1923 | District 3 | Chief Justice 1909–12; died January 2, 1924 | ||
| 1907 | 1913 | District 4 | Resigned September 1, 1913 | ||
| 1907 | 1914 | District 5 | Resigned April 7, 1914. | ||
| 1913 | 1915 | District 4 | Appointed September 1, 1913 | ||
| 1914 | 1914 | District 2 | died May 16, 1914 | ||
| 1914 | 1914 | District 2 | appointed May 26, 1914 | ||
| 1914 | 1919 | District 2 | Elected to an unexpired term; resigned May 1, 1919 | ||
| 1914 | 1919 | District 4/5[2] | resigned October 1, 1919 | ||
| 1914 | 1914 | District 5 | Appointed April 7, 1914 | ||
| 1914 | 1915 | District 5 | Died October 25, 1915 | ||
| 1915 | 1918 | District 5/4[3] | Appointed November 2, 1915; died February 17, 1918 | ||
| 1917 | 1918 | District 6 | Appointed March 31, 1917 | ||
| 1917 | 1920 | District 7 | Appointed March 31, 1917, elected 1918, resigned May 1, 1920 | ||
| 1917 | 1920 | District 8 | Appointed March 31, 1917; Chief Justice 1920–21 | ||
| 1917 | 1918 | District 9 | Appointed March 31, 1917. | ||
| 1918 | 1923 | District 1 | Died March 2, 1923 | ||
| 1918 | 1918 | District 4 | appointed March 5, 1918 | ||
| 1918 | 1928 | District 4 | |||
| 1918 | 1924 | District 6 | |||
| 1919 | 1920 | District 5 | Appointed October 1, 1919 | ||
| 1919 | 1925 | District 9 | Chief Justice 1923 & 1925; presided over impeachment of Governor Walton in 1922 | ||
| 1919 | 1920 | District 2 | Appointed May 7, 1919 | ||
| 1920 | 1924 | District 8 | Appointed to Oklahoma Supreme Court in 1920. Resigned April 1, 1924 to become Federal Judge for Northern District of Oklahoma | ||
| 1920 | 1922 | District 2 | Died December 3, 1922 | ||
| 1920 | 1926 | District 5 | Chief Justice 1925–27 | ||
| 1920 | 1920 | District 7 | Appointed May 1, 1920; resigned November 5, 1920 | ||
| 1920 | 1922 | District 7 | Elected to an unexpired term | ||
| 1920 | 1920 | District 7 | Appointed November 5, 1920 | ||
| 1922 | 1929 | District 7 | Chief Justice 1927–29 | ||
| 1922 | 1924 | District 2 | Appointed December 6, 1922; resigned May 1, 1924 | ||
| 1923 | 1931 | District 1 | Appointed; Chief Justice 1929–31 | ||
| 1924 | 1924 | District 3 | Appointed January 7, 1924 | ||
| 1924 | 1924 | District 8 | Appointed April 1, 1924 | ||
| 1924 | 1931 | District 2 | Elected to an unexpired term; Chief Justice, 1931 | ||
| 1924 1955 | 1931 1956 | District 6 District 3 | Elected to Supreme Court in 1924 Appointed October 14, 1955 to replace the late Justice Ben Arnold; died August 26, 1956 | ||
| 1924 | 1948 | District 9 | |||
| 1924 | 1932 | District 2 | Appointed May 1, 1924. | ||
| 1925–29 | 1935 | District 3 | Elected to an unexpired term | ||
| 1925 | 1933 | District 8 | |||
| 1926 | 1932 | District 5 | |||
| 1928 | 1934 | District 3 | |||
| 1928 | 1934 | District 4 | |||
| 1929 | 1931 | District 3 | |||
| 1929 | 1935 | District 7 | |||
| 1930 1933 | 1931 1934 | District 1 | Resigned after serving 1 month in first term; won election in 1933 | ||
| 1931 | 1932 | District 1 | Appointed February 2, 1931 | ||
| 1931 | 1937 | District 6 | Chief Justice 1936–37 | ||
| 1931 | 1931 | District 1 | Resigned February 2, 1931 | ||
| 1932 | 1965 | District 2 | Resigned in 1965 | ||
| 1932 | 1948 | District 1 | Elected to an unexpired term of J. H. Langley | ||
| 1932 | 1947 | District 5 | Died June 20, 1947 | ||
| 1932 | 1937 | District 8 | Resigned August 7, 1937 | ||
| 1934 | 1958 | District 4 | Impeached; convicted of bribery and sent to prison | ||
| 1934 | 1952 | District 7 | |||
| 1937 | 1978 | District 8 | Appointed August 7, 1937, replacing Justice Orel Busby; retired August 8, 1978, replaced by Justice Douglas Combs; | ||
| 1938 | 1940 | District 3 | Appointed December 1, 1938, resigned October 10, 1940 | ||
| 1940 | 1956 | District 3 | Appointed October 10, 1940 | ||
| 1941 | 1953 | District 3 | Chief Justice 1951–1953; died September 30, 1955 | ||
| 1947 | 1951 | District 5 | Appointed July 1, 1947; resigned August 13, 1951 | ||
| 1948 | 1965 | District 1 | Impeached by a Special Court of Impeachment, May 13, 1965; replaced by Judge Robert E. Lavender. | ||
| 1948 | 1966 | District 6 | |||
| 1951 | 1952 | District 5 | Appointed August 13, 1951 | ||
| 1952 | 1972 | District 7 | Retired December 1, 1971 | ||
| 1952 | 1982 | District 5 | Appointed in 1952; died in office January 11, 1982. Served 2 terms as | ||
| 1954 | 1973 | District 9 | Retired January 8, 1973 | ||
| 1956 | 1958 | District 3 | Appointed September 17, 1956 | ||
| 1958 | 1978 | District 3 | Resigned November 20, 1978 | ||
| 1958 | 1983 | District 4 | Chief Justice (1969–70) and (1981–82); Retired December 1983; appointed Magistrate of U.S. District Court for Western Oklahoma (1983–1991); died in Edmond, OK; 1993 | ||
| 1965 | 2004 | District 2 | Appointed April 20, 1965; Chief Justice 1977–1978 and 1993–1994 (2 terms) | ||
| 1965 | 2007 | District 1 | Chief Justice 1979 – 1981 Retired from Court in 2007; replaced by Justice John F. Reif; | ||
| 1966 | 1972 | District 6 | Resigned September 1, 1972; replaced by Judge Robert D. Simms. | ||
| 1972 | 1985 | District 7 | Appointed January 4, 1972; retired January 1985 | ||
| 1972 | 1999 | District 6 | Appointed October 2, 1972; Chief Justice 1985 – 1986 | ||
| 1973 | 1992 | District 9 | Appointed January 8, 1973, replacing Justice Floyd L. Jackson; served as chief justice 1987-8; retired May 1, 1992 | ||
| 1978 | 2010 | District 3 | Appointed November 21, 1978; Chief Justice 1991–1992; died in office October 10, 2010 | ||
| 1978 | 2010 | District 8 | Appointed October 10, 1978, replacing Justice Davison; Chief Justice 1979 – 1981; retired effective December 31, 2010; Replaced by Douglas L. Combs | ||
| 1982 | 1999 | District 5 | Appointed February 9, 1982; Chief Justice 1995–1997 | ||
| 1985 | 2003 | District 7 | Appointed February 1, 1985, replacing Justice Don Barnes; Chief Justice 1999–2000 | ||
| 1992 | 2017 | District 9 | Appointed June 1, 1992; Chief Justice 2003–2007; replaced by Judge Richard Darby in April, 2018 | ||
| 1999 | 2004 | District 6 | Resigned after serving 5 years to teach law at University of Tulsa law school[4] | ||
| 2004 | 2016 | District 2 | Chief Justice 2011–2013 | ||
| 2004 | 2021 | District 6 | Chief Justice 2013–2015 | ||
| 2007 | 2019 | District 1 | Chief Justice 2015–2016; retired in April 2019 | ||
| 2017 | 2019 | District 2 | Appointed February 9, 2017, Resigned to become federal judge on April 10, 2019 |