Doug Gabbard
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Doug Gabbard, II is the Presiding Judge of Division IV of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, the intermediate appellate court in the state of Oklahoma. He was born in Lindsay, Oklahoma.
Education
A National Merit Finalist, Gabbard received a bachelor’s degree in 1974 from the University of Oklahoma. In 1977 he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma. He has also attended the Kansas University Law & Organizational Economics Center and the National Judicial College. [1]
Legal career
Judge Gabbard spent two years in private practice and as a city judge after graduation from law school. He also spent three years as an assistant district attorney and First Assistant District Attorney and county legal adviser for Atoka, Bryan and Coal Counties.
Governor George Nigh appointed Gabbard District Judge for the 25th District in 1985. While on the 25th District, he was elected by fellow judges to 14 consecutive terms as Presiding Judge for southeastern Oklahoma.
Governor Brad Henry appointed Gabbard to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals in September of 2005. [1]
Awards and associations
- Past Director of the Oklahoma Trial Judges Association
- Past Presiding Judge for a State Court of Criminal Appeals emergency panel
- Past Presiding Judge for a State Court of Tax Review panel
- Past Vice-Presiding Judge of the State Court on the Judiciary
- Distinguished service award from the State Disabled American Veterans
- Inclusion in Who’s Who in American Law
- Inclusion in Who’s Who in America
- Ethics Commission Chairman for the Chickasaw Nation [1]
Personal life
Judge Gabbard is married and has five children. He attends the First United Methodist Church and is a 32nd Degree Mason. Gabbard is a Native American and a member of the Chickasaw Nation. [1]
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