FOR YOUR INFORMATION Jones Appointed District Judge Gov. Brad Henry recently appointed Judge Glenn Martin Jones as district judge for the 7th Judicial District in Oklahoma County. “Judge Glenn Jones has served the people of Oklahoma with distinction as a special judge for 16 years,” Gov. Henry said. “With his experience, temperament, knowledge of the law and love of the community, I know he will continue his stellar record of public service as a district judge.” Judge Jones earned his bachelor’s degree from OU in 1973 and his juris doctorate from the OU College of Law in 1976. He served as a special judge in Oklahoma County for the past 16 years. Prior to 1994, he worked in private practice. He replaces Judge Virgil Black, who retired. OBA Leadership Academy Class Marks Graduation The 2009-2010 OBA Leadership Academy class met all the requirements for graduation, and a ceremony was held April 22 at the Oklahoma Bar Center. Over the last 10 months, the 25 participants took part in training activities to build teamwork, success and leadership while teaching them how to keep their newly acquired skills. Graduates are Stacy Acord, McDaniel, Hixon, Longwell & Acord PLLC, Tulsa; A. Gabriel Bass, Bass Law Firm PC, El Reno; Jennifer Carter, Jennifer Carter Consulting LLC, Edmond; Faustine Curry, Miller Dollarhide, Oklahoma City; Julie Austin Dewberry, Hester, Austin-Dewbery & Associates, Ardmore; James Elias, Brewer, Worten, Robinett, Bartlesville; Anthony Gorospe, Gorospe & Smith PLLC, Tulsa; Tynan Grayson, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City; Larry Harden, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry, Oklahoma City; Kaleb Hennigh, Mitchel, Gaston, Riffel & Riffel, PLLC, Enid; Martin High, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Celeste Johnson, Phillips Murrah PC, Oklahoma City; Jeff Keel, The Chickasaw Nation, Ada; Ann Keele, Monroe & Associates, Tulsa; Carol King, The Law Office of Carol J. King PLLC, Jenks; Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Elias, Books, Brown & Nelson PC, Oklahoma City; Lane Neal, Oklahoma County District Attorney, Oklahoma City; Chrissi Nimmo, Cherokee Nation Office of Attorney General, Tahlequah; Jill Ochs-Tontz, Payne County District Attorney’s Office, Stillwater; Christopher Papin, Burnett & Brown PLLC, Oklahoma City; Nathan Richter, Denton Law Firm, Mustang; Joseph Vorndran, Canavan & Associates PLLC, Shawnee; Adrienne Watt, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc., Tulsa; Amy Wilson, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Child Support Services, Tulsa; Nancy Winans-Garrison, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Child Support Services, Oklahoma City.
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Bar Journals Take Summer Vacation
The Oklahoma Bar Center will be closed Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day and Monday, July 5 to observe Independence Day.
Look for the next bar news edition of the Oklahoma Bar Journal (with color cover) to be published Aug. 7. You’ll still be receiving court material in June and July. Deadline for submissions for the next news issue is July 12.
Vol. 81 — No. 14 — 5/15/2010
The Oklahoma Bar Journal
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