Richard Darby

Richard Darby
Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022
Preceded byNoma Gurich
Succeeded byM. John Kane IV
Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 5, 2018
Appointed byMary Fallin
Preceded byJoseph M. Watt
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Duke, Oklahoma, U.S.
SpouseDana Darby
Children2
EducationSouthwestern Oklahoma State University (BS)
University of Oklahoma (JD)

Richard Darby (born 1958)[1] is an American lawyer and the former chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. On April 5, 2018, Governor Mary Fallin appointed Darby to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Joseph M. Watt.[2][3]

In his new position, Darby represents the 9th Judicial District, which includes Harmon, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Cotton, Comanche, Caddo and Canadian counties.[4] Prior to this new appointment, Darby had served as District Judge for the 3rd Judicial District covering Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Greer and Harmon counties. That assignment began in 1994. Before that, he had been a special judge and an associate district judge for Jackson County.[5] He became Chief Judge on January 1, 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "Richard B. Darby Alumni Hall of Fame 2020" (PDF). www.wosc.edu/. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NewsOK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ @GovMaryFallin (April 5, 2018). "Pleased to name District Judge Richard Darby, of Altus, to serve as a justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. PRESS RELEASE (WITH PHOTO): Gov. Fallin Names District Judge Richard Darby to Serve as Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Judge Darby Appointed To Supreme Court." Lawton Constitution. April 6, 2018. Archived July 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Schwab, Kyle. "New justice named to the Oklahoma Supreme Court." NewsOK. April 5, 2018. Archived May 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Leadership Changes for State's Highest Courts". Oklahoma Bar Association. January 5, 2021. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.