Oklahoma § 20-26 - Judicial Nominating Commission — Recusal based on

§ 20-26. Judicial Nominating Commission — Recusal based on

consanguinity or affinity — Disclosure of judicial campaign

contributions.

A. No member of the Judicial Nominating Commission who is

related to an applicant for any position for which the Commission is

responsible to submit nominations to an appointing authority

pursuant to Section 3 of Article VII-B of the Constitution of the

State of Oklahoma shall participate in the decision-making process

with respect to such applicant if the Commission member is related

to the applicant within the third degree of consanguinity or

affinity. If a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission

participates in the decision-making process with respect to an

applicant in contravention of the requirement of this subsection,

the member shall be immediately removed from the Commission and

shall be permanently forbidden from being appointed to the

Commission.

B. No later than ten (10) days after receiving the final list

of applications for an open position which is set to come before the

Judicial Nominating Commission, a member of the Judicial Nominating

Commission shall make full disclosure of the date and amount of any

contribution made by such member to the judicial campaign of any

person making application to the Commission for their possible

nomination to an appointing authority pursuant to the provisions of

Section 3 of Article VII-B of the Constitution of the State of

Oklahoma. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall prescribe

a form to be used for such purpose. The completed forms shall be

posted in a conspicuous manner on a website maintained by or on

behalf of the Judicial Nominating Commission and shall be accessible

until the position for which nominations are to be submitted by the

Commission has been filled.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 256, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.