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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2016
Governor Mary Fallin Selects Judge Barbara Swinton to Fill Vacancy on Oklahoma Civil Appeals Court
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced
she has selected Judge Barbara Swinton, of Oklahoma City, to fill the vacancy
on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
Swinton is replacing Judge Bill Hetherington, who
retired Sept. 2 from District Four, Office One.
Since 2002, Swinton has served as district court
judge for the 7th Judicial District. She served as a special judge
in Oklahoma County for six years before she was elected to her current
position.
Swinton has presided over more than 100 jury trials
involving civil and criminal felony matters.
“The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals plays an
important role in ensuring our court system provides fair and just treatment for
all,” Fallin said. “Judge Swinton is smart, even-tempered judge who both
knows and follows the law. I know she will make sure our people are treated
fairly under the law in her new role on the Court of Civil Appeals.”
Swinton was appointed an Oklahoma County special judge in 1996. Before that,
she was a trial attorney with David W. Lee and Associates for a year, handling
family law and federal civil rights cases. Previously, she practiced general
civil and family law with Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis for
four years.
“I’m honored that Governor Fallin would appoint me
to the Court of Civil Appeals,” Swinton said. “I look forward to serving the
people of Oklahoma in this new position as a judge on the Court of Civil
Appeals”
Swinton earned her bachelor’s degree in political science
with honors from Oklahoma State University and her law degree from Georgia
State University.
Swinton is president-elect of the Oklahoma County Bar
Association and immediate past executive board president of the Oklahoma
Judicial Conference.
She is married to Charles Swinton, who is senior
vice president of public affairs and corporate trust at BancFirst. The couple
has three adult children.
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