Oklahoma Governor Appoints Judge Marion Fry to the Court of Criminal Appeals: Takes Office January 2, 2027
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on October 29 appointed Judge Marion D. Fry to the District 3 seat on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, succeeding Judge Gary Lumpkin, who is retiring. The appointment takes effect January 2, 2027. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's highest court for criminal appeals.
Fry has served as associate district judge of LeFlore County since 2015; first elected in 2014, he was re-elected without opposition in 2018, 2022 and 2026. Before joining the bench he served as an assistant district attorney in the Tulsa County and LeFlore County district attorney's offices. He holds a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and a law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law.
According to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Fry will become the 39th judge to sit on the court, and only the second judge to hold the District 3 seat since the legislature created it in 1988. Judge Lumpkin is set to retire on January 1, 2027.
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