Judicial nominating process fueling conflicts of interest?

The secretive process used to appoint judges in Oklahoma through the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) has drawn increasing criticism in recent years. An ongoing court case may add fuel to that fire, as it involves a judge presiding in a case where one party is represented by a lawyer who served on the JNC and played a role in the judge’s appointment.


Julie Huff and Terry Wade Huff have sued the Bank of Eufaula in a case that has landed in the court of Judge Timothy King. Attorneys representing the Huffs have asked King to disqualify himself from presiding over the case because William Grimm, an a

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Judicial nominating process fueling conflicts of interest?