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I’m a big fan of Attorney General Gentner Drummond, but I wish he hadn’t called for the resignation of the judge who recently sentenced Brent Swadley to probation. Drummond is unhappy because the judge suspended the jury’s recommended sentence. Swadley was found guilty of cheating Oklahoma taxpayers out of $1.2 million. I don’t blame the
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This column originally ran Oct. 22, 2026 in The Journal Record • SQ 845 Fact Sheet • SQ 845 Explainer Video • What’s on the Nov. 3 ballot in Oklahoma One of the darkest chapters in our state’s history shaped Oklahoma’s system for selecting judges. In the 1960s, a bribery scandal involving Oklahoma Supreme Court
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