Judicial Reform

Judicial redistricting headed to governor

Oklahoma lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Kevin Stitt's desk that would redraw judicial district lines.

Ray Carter
April 17, 2019
Judicial Reform

Judicial-selection reform clears Senate committee

Legislation making its way through the Oklahoma Legislature would reform and modernize the 1967-era geographical districts by which state Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals judges are appointed.   

Mike Brake
April 4, 2019
Judicial Reform

Three important judicial reforms

Oklahoma’s Supreme Court district boundaries have not changed since the 1960s. While people have moved around, those lines have stayed the same for half a century. This isn’t merely unfair—it also hurts the quality of our judiciary for basic reasons described by James Madison.

Trent England
January 30, 2018
Judicial Reform

Current and former prosecutors shed light on legal procedures

Why would an Oklahoma district attorney file felony charges against a state official and then drop those charges, only to declare that the charges could be refiled at a later date?

Jay Chilton
August 18, 2017
Judicial Reform

Shift Power from the Elites to the People: Reform the Judicial Nominating Commission

No federal judges were on the ballot in 2016. Of course, federal judges are never on the ballot, and yet they are routinely an important subject in campaigns for President and U.S. Senate.

Trent England
January 1, 2017
Judicial Reform

Real Independence and Accountability for Oklahoma Judges

"Never let a crisis go to waste.” A group of attorneys put that maxim into practice in the late 1960s when, following a corruption scandal, they convinced Oklahomans to surrender their power to select state judges. The result is an unaccountable judiciary. Any of the judicial selection methods used by other states would be an improvement.

Trent England
January 29, 2016
Judicial Reform

Judging Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission

The Judicial Nominating Commission empowers a small special interest group, hides the politics inherent in judicial selection, and renders the people almost powerless when it comes to one of the three branches of our state government. After nearly fifty years, it is time to reconsider how we appoint judges in Oklahoma.

Trent England
August 31, 2015

Medicaid expansion means higher taxes

Kaitlyn Finley
March 21, 2019

Setting the record straight on choice

Greg Forster
March 27, 2019

Edmond parents report abuse in schools

Ray Carter
March 20, 2019
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