John Reif
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John F. Reif was a justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court representing District 1 from 2008 to 2019. Governor Brad Henry (D) appointed him to the court on October 22, 2007. Reif was sworn into office on January 23, 2008, and retained by voters in November 2008.[1] He was retained again in 2014.[2] Reif retired from the court on April 30, 2019.[3] Click here to learn more.
Justice Reif was elected chief justice by his peers in November 2014, for a term beginning in January 2015 and ending in December 2016.
Education
Reif received his B.S. degree from the University of Tulsa in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1977.[1]
Career
- 2008-2019: Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
- 2015-2016: Chief justice
- 1984-2007: Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
- 1981-1984: Special district judge, Oklahoma District 14
- 1978-1981: Assistant district attorney, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- 1974-1975: Specialist for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Indian Nations Council of Government
- 1973-1975: Police officer, Owasso, Oklahoma[1][4]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 1995: President's Distinguished Service Award, Oral Roberts University
Associations
- Member, Oklahoma Bar Association[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
Reif was retained to the Oklahoma Supreme Court with 59.0% of the vote on November 4, 2014.[2]
2008
Reid was retained to the supreme court with 63.2% of the vote.[5]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Reif received a campaign finance score of 0.26, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was less conservative than the average score of 0.33 that justices received in Oklahoma.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Official biography of Judge Reif"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oklahoma Elections, "Candidate List, 2014 General Election," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ KOAM News, "OK Supreme Court justice announces retirement," March 17, 2019
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
