Oklahoma Appeals - The Podcast

Send a text Private practice > special judge > district judge > appellate judge > general counsel to a governor. And all this in less than five years!  Trevor Pemberton has covered a lot of ground in his relatively young legal career. In this episode, Trevor shares his thoughts on a variety of issues, including electronic filing, law clerks at the district courts, election of judges, a...

Send a text Mithun is the lead litigator for the State of Oklahoma in appeals, constitutional matters, and relations with the federal government and other states. In this episode, he visits with Jana about his background (Harvard Law and clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit), how he prepares for oral argument (including a recent appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court) and his...

Send a text All seven 2022 published opinions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court from February 9th through March 22nd . Opinions discussed in this episode: Booth v. Home Depot,  2022 OK 16 McBee v. Fraire,  2022 OK 22 McBee v. Rhino Roofing,  2022 OK 23 Barnett v. Okay Public Works Authority , 2022 OK 24 Crawford v. OSU Medical Trust , 2022 OK 25 Magnum Energy, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment for the Cit...

Send a text A discussion with Justice Dana L. Kuehn of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Links from the episode- Justice Kuehn's book recommendations: The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero Justice for Sale: The Shocking Scandal of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Power of Praying for Your Adult Children   Who Decides?: States as Laboratories...

Send a text All seven 2022 published opinions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court from the start of the year through February 8th. Opinions discussed in this episode: Progressive Direct Insurance Co. v. Pope, 2022 OK 4 Rocket Properties v. LaFortune, 2022 OK 5 McKesson Corp. v. Campbell , 2022 OK 6 Rickard v. Coulimore , 2022 OK 9 In The Matter of The Adoption of  S.A.H., 2022 OK 10 Meng v. Rahmi , 20...

Send a text A discussion of published opinions from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals from November 17, 2021 through the end of 2021. Cases discussed in this episode: Merrell Logistics v. Gregory Gas Services , 2021 OK CIV APP 47 Taylor v. Delaware County Solid Waste Trust , 2021 OK CIV APP 48 Stratton v. Stephens , 2021 OK CIV APP 49 Folsom v. Century Life Assurance Co. , 2021 OK CIV APP 50

Send a text A wide ranging discussion with former Magistrate Judge, Dean Emeritus of OCU Law, and current President of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, Valerie Couch. Dean Couch (or is it Judge Couch?) talks about her career, her favorite of her many titles, shares a book and movie recommendation, and so much more! Links from the episode: Oklahoma Bar Foundation The Tender Bar Visual Intelligence

Send a text All five 2021 published opinions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court from November 9th to December 14th. 

Send a text News from the 2021 OBA Annual Meeting, a report on Jana's trip to the Appellate Judges Education Institute 2021 Summit in Austin, TX, and a discussion of published opinions from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals from October 21, 2021 through November 17, 2021. 

Send a text In this episode Jana interviews District Attorney Mike Fields (District 4: Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Grant & Kingfisher Counties). Mike talks about his career, the structure and functions of the DA's office, and Cardinal Point , Canadian County's new resource center for victims of violence and abuse.

Send a text A discussion with Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Judge John Fischer. Judge Fischer talks about his career, the inner workings of the Court of Civil Appeals, provides some tips for brief writers, shares his book recommendations, and more! 

Send a text Published opinions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals from September 17th through October 21st, 2021. 

Send a text Published opinions from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals from July 1st through September 16th. 

Send a text All twelve 2021 published opinions from the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals from April 21st to June 30th. 

Send a text All twelve 2021 published opinions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court from May 11th to June 28th. 

Send a text A discussion with Mike Mordy, 2020-2021 President of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Mike discusses his career, his path to becoming OBA president, and the many benefits available to OBA members. 

Send a text All twelve 2021 published opinions from the Oklahoma Supreme Court from January 1st to May 11th. 

Send a text All thirteen 2021 published opinions from the Court of Civil Appeals with mandates issued from January 1st to April 14th. 

Send a text A discussion with U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Judge Robert Bacharach. Judge Bacharach shares his experience being nominated and confirmed, his thoughts on oral argument, a typical day in the life of a judge on a U.S. Court of Appeals, and much more. We also discuss his recent book - Legal Writing: A Judge's Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word...

Send a text A discussion with Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Judge Jane Wiseman. Judge Wiseman talks appellate practice and so much more! 

Send a text A discussion with Associate District Judge Donna Dirickson, Custer County. Judge Dirickson brings us the rural county perspective to  wrap up our series on practicing in Oklahoma's trial courts. 

Send a text A discussion with District Judge Daman Cantrell, Chief Judge of the Civil Division, Tulsa County. Judge Cantrell talks about his career, his passion for mock trial and love of movies, shares tips for practitioners, and much more. 

Send a text A discussion with Judge Paul Hesse, District Court of Canadian County. Judge Hesse talks about his background and path to the bench, shares tips for practitioners, and much more. 

Send a text Franco v. Bd. of Regents of University of Oklahoma 2020 OK CIV APP 64 (Breach of Contract) 2020 OK CIV APP 68, 12/02/2020, IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ROBINSON (Modification of visitation schedule with minor children) In re the Marriage of Collins 2020 OK CIV APP 65 (Order denying motion to associate attorney to practice in Oklahoma) 2020 OK CIV APP 67, 06/08/2020, STEWART v. GONZALEZ (Offer...

Send a text A discussion with Judge Michael Tupper, District Court of Cleveland County. Judge Tupper talks about his background and path to the bench, his role in the success of the Cleveland County Treatment Court, shares tips for practitioners, and much more.