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Richard Darby | |
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| Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Watt |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Southwestern Oklahoma State University (B.S.) New York University School of Law (J.D.) |
Richard Darby is an American lawyer and an Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Education
Darby earned his Bachelors of Science in political science from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.[1]
Legal career
Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court he served as a state district court judge from 1994–2018.[2] Before that, he served as a special judge and an associate district judge in Jackson County, Oklahoma.[3]
Service on Oklahoma Supreme Court
On April 5, 2018 Governor Mary Fallin appointed Darby to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Joseph M. Watt.[2][4]
Personal
Darby has been married for 36 years to Dana Darby, Ph.D, who is superintendent of Altus Christian Academy. They have two sons: Ben, a communications officer for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Jon, a student at Universal Technical Institute in Irving, Texas.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Judge Darby appointed to Supreme Court". The Lawton Constitution. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ a b Schwab, Kyle (2018-04-05). "New justice named to the Oklahoma Supreme Court". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "Oklahoma governor names Judge Richard Darby to Supreme Court". The Seattle Times. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ @GovMaryFallin (April 5, 2018). "Pleased to name District Judge Richard Darby, of Altus, to serve as a justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. PRESS RELEASE (WITH PHOTO): Gov. Fallin Names District Judge Richard Darby to Serve as Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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