FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2016
Governor
Mary Fallin Appoints Michele McElwee to Oklahoma County District Judge Position
OKLAHOMA CITY — Governor Mary Fallin today announced
she is appointing Michele McElwee to a district judge post in Oklahoma County. She
will replace District Judge Bernard Jones, who resigned in July to become a
federal magistrate in Oklahoma City.
McElwee, of Edmond, currently works as a prosecutor
in Oklahoma County.
“Michele McElwee is a dedicated public servant, who
will make a fine addition to the Oklahoma County judiciary,” said Fallin.
McElwee spent about five years as a public school
teacher and coach before she entered law school at Oklahoma City University.
She worked for former Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Reta Strubhar
while she completed her degree.
McElwee spent a year in the Oklahoma County public defender’s
office after graduating in 2004 before joining the district attorney’s office. Except
for a three-month stint in private practice, she has been a prosecutor ever
since.
She currently is part of the special victims unit in the
Oklahoma County district attorney’s office. The unit handles sex crimes and crimes
against children.
McElwee, a Millwood High School graduate, earned a
bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Oklahoma in 1994.
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