Who is running for Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District 1, Office 1, Retention: Judge Stacie L. Hixon in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District 1, Office 1, Retention: Judge Stacie L. Hixon on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for all voters in Oklahoma.
This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.
Stacie L. Hixon
Independent · IncumbentJudge, 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.
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