Yvonne Kauger | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office March 11, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | George Nigh |
| Preceded by | Ralph B. Hodges |
| Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1997 – January 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alma Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Hardy Summers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1937 New Cordell, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Kirschner Ned Bastow |
| Education | Southwestern Oklahoma State University (BA) Oklahoma City University (JD) |
Yvonne Kauger (born August 3, 1937) is an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and was appointed to the Court's District 4 seat by Governor George Nigh in 1984, and served as chief justice from 1997 to 1998. She was born in New Cordell, Oklahoma, and grew up in Colony, Oklahoma, and is an honorary member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. Kauger founded the Gallery of the Plains Indian in Colony, Oklahoma and is also the co-founder of the Red Earth organization. Kauger also serves as Symposium Coordinator of the Sovereignty Symposium. Kauger was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]