Noma Gurich's Biography
- Justice of the Supreme Court (OK) - District 3, Non-partisan
Contact Information
Office
Judicial Center
2100 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 1
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Full Name:
Noma Gurich
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: John
Birth Date:
09/26/1952
Birth Place:
South Bend, IN
JD, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1978
BA, Political Science, Indiana State University, 1975
Justice, Oklahoma State Supreme Court, District 3, 2011-2016; 2020-present
Chief Justice, Oklahoma State Supreme Court, District 3, 2019-2020
Vice Chief Justice, Oklahoma State Supreme Court, District 3, 2016-2018
Member, Committee on the Uniform Civil Jury Instructions, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 2002-2011
Member, Judicial Education and Training Board, Oklahoma, 1997
Member, Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin Commission, 1996-1997
Member, Workers Compensation Medical Cost Containment Task Force, 1992-1993
Member, Committee on Revision of the Rules for Perfecting Civil Appeals, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1990
Member, Special Joint Interim Study Committee on Workers Compensation Reform, 1989-1990
Former Editor, American Indian Law Review
Former Faculty Member, School of Successful Trial Advocacy, Law School, Oklahoma University
District Judge, Seventh Judicial District, Oklahoma County, 1998-2011
Presiding Judge, Grand Jury, 12th Multi County, 2009-2010
Presiding Judge, Grand Jury, 11th Multi County, 2007-2008
Presiding Administrative Judge, Seventh Judicial District Court, Oklahoma County, 2003-2004
Judge/Presiding Judge, Oklahoma Workers Compensation Court, 1988-1998
Appointed by Governor Keating, Judge, Seventh Judicial District Court, Oklahoma County, July 1, 1998
Associate, Abowitz & Welch, 1982-1988
Associate, Cheek, Cheek and Cheek, 1978-1982
Member/Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1978-present
Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
Former Director, Bar Association, Oklahoma County
Life Member, Indiana State University Alumni Association
Member, Judicial Conference, Oklahoma
Serves, OU College of Law Board of Visitors
Former Member, Oklahoma Trial Judges Association
Member, Saint Lukes United Methodist Church
Member, William J Holloway Junior American Inn of Court
Former President, William J Holloway Junior American Inn of Court
Member, Board of Trustees, Oklahoma Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Incorporated, 2003-2011
Member, Court on the Judiciary, 2009-2010
President, Kiwanis Club, Oklahoma City, 2006-2007