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Noma D. Gurich
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court · District 3
Background: She was an associate with Cheek, Cheek & Cheek from 1978 to 1982, and a partner with Abowitz & Welch from 1982 to 1988. From 1988 to 1998 Gurich was a judge on the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court, and from 1998 to 2011 she was a judge for Oklahoma's Seventh District.
At a glance
- Court
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 3
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Brad Henry (D) (January 7, 2011); retained by voters in a retention election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Brad Henry (D)
- Appointment date
- January 7, 2011
- Took office
- February 15, 2011
- Current term ends
- January 13, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Indiana State University, 1975
- Law: University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1978
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Noma D. Gurich’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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