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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2017
Governor Mary Fallin Names Dana Kuehn to Court of Criminal Appeals
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced the
appointment of Judge Dana Kuehn to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Kuehn, of Tulsa,
succeeds Judge Clancy Smith.
Kuehn, a former prosecutor, has served as a Tulsa County associate
district judge since 2006, where she presides over civil litigation. Before
moving to handle civil cases in 2009, she presided over criminal felony cases,
including two death-penalty cases. Altogether, she has 17 years of trial
experience in the criminal and civil divisions in Tulsa County District Court.
Since 2001, she has served as an adjunct professor of law at the
University of Tulsa College of Law.
“Judge Dana Kuehn is a proven and effective leader who exemplifies
integrity and following the rule of law,” said Fallin. “Judge Kuehn has worked
to ensure that dangerous criminals are locked up, while at the same time
supporting programs that provide an alternative punishment for non-violent
offenders, such as the successful Women in Recovery project in Tulsa. She is
also known for being fair, respectful and courteous, both as a prosecutor and
as a judge.”
Kuehn previously served seven years as a Tulsa County assistant district
attorney. Prior to that, she worked two years as an associate in a Tulsa
private law firm.
“A career path is the evolution of different experiences. My path
includes experiences as a student of the law, a practitioner of the law as a
prosecutor and an associate lawyer, a teacher of the law as an adjunct
professor, and an upholder of the law a trial judge,” Kuehn said. “My
experiences have prepared me to serve the state of Oklahoma as an appellate
judge. I am honored and humbled that the Governor has selected me for this
important and solemn assignment.”
Kuehn earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Oklahoma
State University and a law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law.
She and her husband, Patrick, reside in Tulsa with their four
children.
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