Governor appoints judge to Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals

 

September 15, 2016



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, posted Sept. 14, 2016) — Gov. Mary Fallin has appointed District Court Judge Barbara Swinton of Oklahoma City to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.

Fallin announced the appointment Wednesday. Swinton fills a vacancy created by the Sept. 2 retirement of Judge Bill Hetherington.

Swinton has served as a district court judge since 2002 and served as a special judge in Oklahoma County for six years before that. As a private attorney she practiced general civil and family law and handled federal civil rights cases.

Swinton holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Okla...



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