Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission has selected Donna Lynn Dirickson as one of three candidates submitted to Gov. Kevin Stitt for appointment to the state Supreme Court.

The vacancy arose after Justice Yvonne Kauger lost her retention election last year, prompting 14 applicants to file for consideration. After interviewing 13 candidates on Tuesday, March 11, the commission announced its final three selections the following day. The other two nominees are Travis Verl Jett and Jon Keith Parsley.

Stitt must choose a nominee within 60 days, who will then be sworn onto the court. With ongoing legislative discussions about potential reforms to Oklahoma’s judicial nominating process, this selection could be the last justice appointed through the JNC.

Among the 10 candidates eliminated were a former state representative, five judges, and a former Oklahoma solicitor general.

Dirickson currently serves as a district judge for Beckham, Custer, Ellis, Roger Mills, and Washita counties, a position to which Stitt appointed her last year. A graduate of Oklahoma City University School of Law, she previously served as the Custer County associate district judge from 2009 to 2024.