Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Supreme Court
• Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission

• 6 lawyers elected by the Oklahoma state bar
  • 1 from each of 6 congressional districts as they existed in 1967
• 9 non-lawyers
  • 6 appointed by the Governor*
    • 1 from each of 6 congressional districts as they existed in 1967
  • 3 non-lawyers to serve as members at large
    • 1 is appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore
    • 1 is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
    • 1 is selected by the other members of the Commission

• Commission submits a list of three candidates from which the Governor must choose one.
• At the end of a Justice’s term, the Justice will be subject to a statewide retention election and will continue for another term if the Justice is retained.

Interim Vacancies

• In the event of a vacancy, the Governor shall, by appointment from said district, fill such vacancy until the next election for State Officers, and at such election the vacancy for the unexpired term shall be filled by a non-partisan
  election in a manner provided by statute.

• Oklahoma CONST. art. VII § 2
• Oklahoma CONST. art. VII § 3
• Oklahoma CONST. art. VIIB § 3
• Oklahoma CONST. art. VIIB § 4
• Oklahoma CONST. art. VIIB § 5
• Oklahoma Statutes Title 20 ch. 1A § 30.18