Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday selected a Tulsa girl to fill an Oklahoma Supreme Courtroom emptiness, marking for the primary time in a long time that a lot of the 9 court docket members have been Republican appointees.In an announcement, Stitt mentioned Decide Dana Kuehn of the Oklahoma Courtroom of Prison Appeals would fill the Supreme Courtroom emptiness left by retiring Justice Tom Colbert.Kuehn has been serving on the Oklahoma Courtroom of Prison Appeals since her 2017 appointment by former Republican Gov. Mary Fallin. She beforehand served as an affiliate district choose in Tulsa County and was a prosecutor earlier than that for practically a decade.Colbert was appointed by former Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat, and was the primary African American to serve on the Supreme Courtroom.Kuehn is the Republican governor’s third Supreme Courtroom appointment in as a few years. He beforehand appointed Justices M. John Kane IV and Dustin Rowe. 5 members of the court docket have been appointed by Republicans, whereas Democrats appointed 4.
Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday selected a Tulsa girl to fill an Oklahoma Supreme Courtroom emptiness, marking for the primary time in a long time that a lot of the 9 court docket members have been Republican appointees.
In an announcement, Stitt mentioned Decide Dana Kuehn of the Oklahoma Courtroom of Prison Appeals would fill the Supreme Courtroom emptiness left by retiring Justice Tom Colbert.
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Kuehn has been serving on the Oklahoma Courtroom of Prison Appeals since her 2017 appointment by former Republican Gov. Mary Fallin. She beforehand served as an affiliate district choose in Tulsa County and was a prosecutor earlier than that for practically a decade.
Colbert was appointed by former Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat, and was the primary African American to serve on the Supreme Courtroom.
Kuehn is the Republican governor’s third Supreme Courtroom appointment in as a few years. He beforehand appointed Justices M. John Kane IV and Dustin Rowe. 5 members of the court docket have been appointed by Republicans, whereas Democrats appointed 4.
