The Judicial Nominating Commission seeks applicants to fill the following judicial office:

Associate District Judge
Third Judicial District
Tillman County, Oklahoma

This vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable David A. Barnett effective July 1, 2009.

[ To be appointed an Associate District Judge, an individual must be a registered voter of the applicable judicial district at the time (s)he takes the oath of office and assumes the duties of office. Additionally, prior to appointment, the appointee must have had a minimum of two years experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or combination thereof, within the State of Oklahoma. ]

Application forms can be obtained on line at JNC applications or by contacting Tammy Reaves, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1915 North Stiles, Suite 305, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, (405) 521 2450, and should be submitted to the Chairman of the Commission at the same address no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009. If applications are mailed, they must be postmarked by midnight, July 31, 2009.

Robert C. Margo, Chairman
Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission

The Judicial Nominating Commission seeks applicants to fill the following judicial office:

Associate District Judge
Seventeenth Judicial District
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

This vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable Lowell R. Burgess, Jr., effective June 1, 2009.

[ To be appointed an Associate District Judge, an individual must be a registered voter of the applicable judicial district at the time (s)he takes the oath of office and assumes the duties of office. Additionally, prior to appointment, the appointee must have had a minimum of two years experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or combination thereof, within the State of Oklahoma. ]

Application forms can be obtained by contacting Tammy Reaves, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1915 North Stiles, Suite 305, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, (405) 521-2450, or on line at JNC applications and must be submitted to the Chairman of the Commission at the same address no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009. If applications are mailed, they must be postmarked by midnight, July 6, 2009.

Robert C. Margo, Chairman
Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission

The Judicial Nominating Commission seeks applicants to fill the following judicial office:

District Judge
Seventh Judicial District, Office 12
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

This vacancy is due to the retirement of the Honorable Carolyn R. Ricks, effective October 1, 2009

[ To be appointed to the office of District Judge, Office 12, Seventh Judicial District, one must be a registered voter of Oklahoma County Electoral Division Four at the time (s)he takes the oath of office and assumes the duties of office. Additionally, prior to appointment, such appointee shall have had a minimum of four years experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or both, within the State of Oklahoma. ]

Application forms can be obtained by contacting Tammy Reaves, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1915 North Stiles, Suite 305, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, (405) 521-2450, or on line at JNC applications and must be submitted to the Chairman of the Commission at the same address no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009. If applications are mailed, they must be postmarked by midnight, July 6, 2009.

Robert C. Margo, Chairman
Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission

The Judicial Nominating Commission seeks applicants to fill the following judicial office:

Judge for Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
District Four, Office One

This vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable Glenn D. Adams effective September 1, 2009.

[ To be appointed to the office of Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, one must be a registered voter of the respective judicial district at the time (s)he takes the oath of office and assumes the duties of office. Additionally, prior to appointment, such appointees shall have had a minimum of four years experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or both within the State of Oklahoma. ]

Application forms can be obtained by contacting Tammy Reaves, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1915 North Stiles, Suite 305, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, (405) 521-2450, or on line at JNC applications and must be submitted to the Chairman of the Commission at the same address no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009. If applications are mailed, they must be postmarked by midnight, July 6, 2009.

Robert C. Margo, Chairman
Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission

The Oklahoma Supreme Court MIS Department at the Administrative Office of the Courts has the following positions available.

• Information Security Specialist

For a detailed description of job qualifications and responsibilities, please visit our Employment Opportunities section of OSCN. Qualified candidates may send their resumes via e-mail to opportunities@oscn.net Please designate the job title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your e-mail.

The State of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

COULTER v. FIRST AMERICAN RESOURCES, L.L.C., 106206, 2009 OK 53, ___ P.3d ___, Decided 06/30/2009

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�0 Law firm and associated lawyers brought this action in the District Court of Tulsa County seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin a former client from asserting claims arising from their retainer agreement in arbitration in New York. The trial court, Honorable Mary F. Fitzgerald, dismissed the petition and the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed.

DYE v. CHOCTAW CASINO OF POCOLA, 104737, 2009 OK 52, ___ P.3d ___, Decided 06/30/2009

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�0 Danny and Pat Dye filed a petition in the state district court against the Choctaw Nation and its casino in Pocola, Oklahoma, to recover tort damages. The Choctaw Nation moved to dismiss on the basis of tribal sovereign immunity. The district court dismissed the petition. The Dyes appealed. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded the cause. We granted the Choctaw Nation's petition for certiorari review.

GRIFFITH v. CHOCTAW CASINO OF POCOLA, 104887, 2009 OK 51, ___ P.3d ___, Decided 06/30/2009

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�0 Dorothy Griffith filed a petition in the state district court against the Choctaw Nation and its casino in Pocola, Oklahoma, to recover tort damages. The Choctaw Nation moved to dismiss on the basis of tribal sovereign immunity. The district court dismissed the petition. Griffith appealed. We retained the appeal to address an issue of statewide importance: Whether the state district court is a "court of competent jurisdiction" as that phrase is used in the statutory class III gaming compact, 3A O.S.Supp.2004, � 281, offered to federally recognized Indian tribes in Oklahoma.

MILLER v. DAVID GRACE, INC., 104313, 2009 OK 49, ___ P.3d ___, Decided 06/30/2009

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�0 Tenant instituted a negligent maintenance and construction action against landlord and contractor respectively, for personal injuries sustained when tenant fell from her second story balcony after the balcony railing collapsed. The District Judge of Oklahoma County, Honorable Patricia G. Parrish, granted summary judgment in favor of landlord and contractor. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the trial court's ruling as to landlord based on the holdings in Godbey v. Barton, 1939 OK 19, 86 P.2d 621, Alfe v. New York Life Ins. Co., 1937 OK 243, 67 P.2d 947, and similar cases premised on the common law rule of landlord tort immunity; but reversed as to contractor.

BOWMAN v. PRESLEY, 105727, 2009 OK 48, ___ P.3d ___, Decided 06/30/2009

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�0 Buyers of a home, claiming the amount of square footage of the house they had recently purchased had been misrepresented to them, brought an action against the sellers of the house, the real estate broker, and the real estate sales associate. The buyers sought damages, alleging fraud on the part of all defendants along with violation of the Oklahoma Real Estate License Code by the broker and sales associate. Upon motions by defendants' counsel, the District Court, Pottawatomie County, Douglas L. Combs, Judge, gave summary judgment to the defendants. The Court of Civil Appeals, Division I, affirmed that disposition. On certiorari granted upon plaintiff's petition,