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Judicial Reform
‘It’s not the most transparent process’: McCall notes problems with JNC
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have approved legislation that would allow voters to reform Oklahoma’s judicial-selection process. The proposed state constitutional amendment would eliminate the secretive Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and instead adopt the model established in the U.S. Constitution that allows the executive to nominate any qualified person to serve as judge, subject to legislative approval.Ray Carter | March 19, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Judicial-selection reform wins strong approval in Senate
Nominees for the Oklahoma Supreme Court could soon be selected by the governor based on merit, rather than having nominees chosen in secret by an outside group significantly influenced by special interests and Democratic campaign donors.Ray Carter | March 12, 2024
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Judicial Reform
What 2016 (and 2010) taught us about politics in judicial selection
Oklahomans deserve the opportunity to be involved in what is already a political reality. It’s time to change the way Oklahoma selects its appellate judges.Ryan Haynie | March 8, 2024
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Judicial Reform
In minimum-wage case, Oklahoma Supreme Court defies judicial norms
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s recent failure to perform one of the most basic duties of its job comes at a time when lawmakers are considering a measure to reform how judges are appointed to Oklahoma’s major courts.Ray Carter | March 6, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Has the JNC process been scandal-free? No.
Even if we assume that there has been no bribery in the courts, it’s misleading to suggest the Judicial Nominating Commission process has been scandal-free.Ryan Haynie | March 5, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Senator ‘outraged’ by Dobbs wants to stop Oklahoma judicial reform
Tired of our state’s current, secretive process for selecting judges, many would prefer to use the nation’s most time-tested method. Why is one of Oklahoma’s most left-leaning politicians worried?Trent England | March 4, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahomans may get shot at judicial-selection reform
Voters may get the chance to change Oklahoma’s judicial-selection model to mirror the process established by the United States’ founding fathers in the U.S. Constitution.Ray Carter | February 29, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Culture & the Family
Advocates: Oklahoma judicial reform crucial to pro-life cause
Pro-life Oklahomans must support repeal of the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC)—a secretive group dominated by left-wing attorneys who effectively control judicial selection—two national pro-life advocates noted during a recent Oklahoma visit.Ray Carter | February 2, 2024
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Judicial Reform
First principles dictate robust judicial reform in Oklahoma
You can’t remove politics from judicial selection. But why allow the politics to be dominated by progressive trial lawyers rather than by the people’s elected officials?Ryan Haynie | January 30, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Study: Oklahoma Supreme Court judges consistently liberal
The trend in Oklahoma defies trends in nearly all other states, which have seen their courts’ judicial ideology fluctuate over time with periods of more conservative jurists.Ray Carter | January 10, 2024