Richard Darby
Richard Darby | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Watt |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Dana Darby |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Altus, Oklahoma |
| Education | Southwestern Oklahoma State University (B.S.) University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D.) |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (J. D.) Southwestern Oklahoma State University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Attorney, judge |
| Profession | law |
Richard Darby is an American lawyer and an Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Education
Darby earned his Bachelors of Science in political science from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.[1]
Legal career
Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court he served as a state district court judge from 1994–2018.[2] Before that, he served as a special judge and an associate district judge in Jackson County, Oklahoma.[3]
Service on Oklahoma Supreme Court
On April 5, 2018, Governor Mary Fallin appointed Darby to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Joseph M. Watt.[2][4]
The first case to come before Justice Darby after being seated on the Supreme Court involved a suit by CompSource and the Oklahoma Association of Electric Self Insurers Fund against the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC). CompSource operates Oklahoma's Multiple Injury Trust Fund (MITF), which is a risk pool for insurers and self-insured companies in the state. MITF provides money to workers who have already been suffered a work-related injury, then has been injured a second time and are no longer able to work. Thus, the first employer is not held liable for payment of the total disability. Funds to sustain MITF are handled by payments through the OTC.[5]
In 2015, OTC denied the normal reimbursement for CompSource from MITF. The OTC ruled that Governor Mary Fallon had repealed these reimbursements through a 2015 executive order. In June 2018, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the rebates had not been repealed, and ordered OTC to pay the plaintiffs. The court denied the plaintiffs' request for payment of interest on these funds. Justice Darby concurred with the majority decision.[5]
Personal
Darby has been married for 36 years to Dana Darby, Ph.D, who is superintendent of Altus Christian Academy. They have two sons: Ben, a communications officer for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Jon, a student at Universal Technical Institute in Irving, Texas.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Judge Darby appointed to Supreme Court". The Lawton Constitution. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ a b Schwab, Kyle (2018-04-05). "New justice named to the Oklahoma Supreme Court". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "Oklahoma governor names Judge Richard Darby to Supreme Court". The Seattle Times. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ @GovMaryFallin (April 5, 2018). "Pleased to name District Judge Richard Darby, of Altus, to serve as a justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. PRESS RELEASE (WITH PHOTO): Gov. Fallin Names District Judge Richard Darby to Serve as Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Dishman, David. "Oklahoma Supreme Court rules insurer is owed millions." The Oklahoman. June 29, 2018. Accessed July 28, 2018.