Yvonne Kauger

Yvonne Kauger
Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 11, 1984
Appointed byGeorge Nigh
Preceded byRalph B. Hodges
Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
In office
January 1997 – January 1999
Preceded byAlma Wilson
Succeeded byHardy Summers
Personal details
Born (1937-08-03) August 3, 1937 (age 87)
New Cordell, Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse(s)Michael Kirschner
Ned Bastow
EducationSouthwestern 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.[1] Kauger founded the Gallery of the Plains Indian in Colony, Oklahoma and is also the co-founder of the Red Earth organization.[2] Kauger also serves as Symposium Coordinator of the Sovereignty Symposium. Kauger was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2001.[3]

  1. ^ "Justice Yvonne Kauger". The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
  2. ^ "Red Earth". redearth.org. Red Earth Museum. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Yvonne Kauger". okciviljustice.com. Oklahoma Civil Justice Council. Retrieved 26 March 2015.[dead link]