A Message from the President
The Hon. Ann E. Keele
A Reason to Celebrate Greetings and happy March! March is one of my favorite months for many reasons: my husband, son, sister, and brother-in-law all have March birthdays; we have Spring Break; and the first day of Spring will be here on March 20. There’s also March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day – so much to celebrate. Speaking of celebrating, starting this month our Tulsa County District Court will have a full team of judges for the first time in nearly a year. Not only do the judges who have had double (and triple) duty finally get a respite, but the attorneys and citizens will have more efficiency on the dockets. Let’s welcome the newest members of our Tulsa judiciary: District Judge Dawn Moody District Judge Tracy Priddy District Judge Martha Rupp Carter Special Judge Julie Doss Special Judge David Guten Special Judge Ann Keele
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In case you are still trying to navigate all of the courtroom/docket changes, here is a summary of assignments by floor of the courthouse: 1st Floor Dockets: • Special Judge David Guten has the arraignment, truancy and cost dockets in room 173 • Special Judge April Seibert has the misdemeanor and IDV dockets in room 158 • Special Judge Bill Hiddle has the protective order docket in room 111 • Special Judge Deborrah Ludi Leitch has the small claims docket in room 112 • Special Judge Owen Evans has FD Docket E in room 124 3rd Floor Dockets: • Special Judge Sarah Smith has the criminal drug court docket in room 329 • Special Judge James Keeley has felony preliminary hearings in room 347 • Special Judge J. Anthony Miller has felony preliminary hearings in room 344 • Special Judge Tammy Bruce has FD Docket A in room 379 • Special Judge Ann Keele has FD Docket B in room 349 • Special Judge Millie Otey has FD Docket C in room 378 • Special Judge Stephen Clark has FD Docket D in room 348