NOVEMBER 9, 2026 — Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe announced today that the Supreme Court of Oklahoma elected
Justice Dana Kuehn, of Tulsa, to serve as Chief Justice for a two-year term beginning January 1,
2027. Justice Travis Jett was elected to serve as Vice Chief Justice for the same term.
Justice Dana Kuehn, a Tulsa native, served as a Tulsa County assistant district attorney for 10 years, where she was Director of Crimes Against Children and Director of the Juvenile Division, and later practiced with the firm of Steidley & Neal. She then spent 11 years as a trial judge in Tulsa, presiding over both criminal and civil cases. Gov. Mary Fallin appointed her to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, and Gov. Kevin Stitt later appointed her to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She is the first woman in the state’s history to serve on both of Oklahoma’s courts of last resort, and with this election, she becomes the first Oklahoman to lead both high courts. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Oklahoma State University, where she was a top-ten graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, and received her law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law. She also serves on the University of Tulsa Board of Trustees.
Justice Jett began serving on the Supreme Court in 2025. Prior to joining the judiciary, Jett was a practicing attorney in both Oklahoma City and Woodward. Jett is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and received an agribusiness degree from Oklahoma State University.
The Oklahoma Constitution provides that the Justices of the Supreme Court shall “choose from among their members a Chief Justice and a Vice Chief Justice.”