Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District 1, Office 1

Stacie L. Hixon has been a judge on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District 1, Office 1, since Governor Kevin Stitt appointed her in March 2020⁴. Before that she was a partner at the Tulsa law firm Steidley and Neal, focusing on civil litigation and appeals³⁴. This is a nonpartisan retention question: voters answer yes or no on keeping the judge, and no party is listed on the ballot⁶.

• Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District 1, Office 1, since 2020³
• Partner at Steidley and Neal, where she worked from 2009, handling insurance coverage and bad faith, insurance defense, products liability, employment and general civil litigation with an emphasis on legal research, writing and appeals³⁴
• Earlier an associate at Atkinson, Haskins, Nellis, Brittingham, Gladd and Carwile⁴
• JD, University of Tulsa College of Law, 2002; bachelor's and master's degrees from Oklahoma State University³⁴
• Appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt on March 10, 2020, to fill the District 1 vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jerry Goodman⁴. Appellate judges are appointed by the governor from three names sent by the Judicial Nominating Commission⁶. Voters retained her in November 2022⁵. Her current term ends January 11, 2027, so the 2026 vote decides whether she serves a new six-year term².