Barbara Swinton

Barbara Swinton
Justice of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 14, 2016
Appointed byMary Fallin
Preceded byWilliam Hetherington
Judge of the Oklahoma County Court
In office
1996–2016
Personal details
Born
Barbara Cook Green

(1960-05-25) May 25, 1960 (age 64)[1]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican[2]
SpouseCharles Swinton
Alma materOklahoma State University (B.A., political science)
Georgia State University College of Law (J.D.)
OccupationAttorney, judge

Barbara Cook Green Swinton[3][4] (born May 25, 1960) is a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. She was appointed to the appellate court by Governor Mary Fallin on September 14, 2016, to replace Judge Bill Hetherington, who retired from District Four, Office One on September 2, 2016.[5] Prior to her appointment, Judge Swinton served as district court judge for the 7th Judicial District, beginning in 2002.[5][a]

Swinton was appointed as a special judge for Oklahoma County in 1996. Before that, she worked for a year as a trial lawyer with David W. Lee and Associates, handling family law and federal civil rights cases.[5]

Her first professional job was with Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis, where she spent four years practicing general civil and family law.[5]

Judge Swinton earned her bachelor's degree in political science with honors from Oklahoma State University and her J.D. in 1991 from Georgia State University College of Law.[5]

  1. ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (April 1997). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (Volume 13 - 1994). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561602223.
  2. ^ Judicial Retention Voter Information (November 2, 2018)
  3. ^ "Ms. Barbara C. Green Swinton Profile | Oklahoma City, OK Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  4. ^ Georgia State Bar Directory & Handbook (1996), page 488
  5. ^ a b c d e Submitted by Governor Mary Fallin's office. "Governor Mary Fallin selects Judge Barbara Swinton to fill vacancy on Oklahoma Civil Appeals Court". Norman Transcript. Retrieved 2018-03-27. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Governor Names Ogden Oklahoma County District Judge." U.S. News.May 11, 2010. Accessed May 4, 2018.


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