John F. Reif

John F. Reif
Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016
Preceded by Tom Colbert
Succeeded by Douglas L. Combs
Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Assumed office
October 22, 2007
Appointed by Brad Henry
Personal details
Born (1951-06-19) June 19, 1951
Spouse(s)
Aylo Brewer Reif
(m. 1973; d. 2008)
Residence Skiatook, Oklahoma
Alma mater University of Tulsa

John F. Reif (born June 19, 1951)[1][2] is a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry on October 22, 2007,[1] filling a vacancy created by the retirement of former Justice Robert E. Lavender.[3] Justice Reif has completed a two-year term as Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was replaced December 1, 2016, by Justice Douglas Combs.

Prior to his appointment to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Reif served on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals for nearly two decades and as a special district judge.[1] He had retired from the court and was working as an adjunct professor at Oral Roberts University when he was appointed.[1]

Reif earned a law degree and a bachelor's degree at the University of Tulsa. He resided in Skiatook, Oklahoma with his wife, Aylo Brewer Reif.[4]

Early life and career

Born on June 19, 1951, Reif graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School, a Roman Catholic school in Tulsa, and earned both his law and bachelor's degrees at the University of Tulsa, receiving the former in 1977.[1] From 1974 to 1977, he was employed providing planning and grant assistance to various law enforcement agencies in the Tulsa area, with funding provided by the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG). He worked as a police officer in Owasso, Oklahoma in 1973-74. He served as the assistant district attorney for Tulsa County, Oklahoma after his graduation until he was appointed as Special District Judge to Oklahoma's Fourteenth Judicial District in Tulsa County, Oklahoma in 1981.[1][5]

Supreme Court Justice

Judge Reif was selected as Chief Justice for a two-year term, starting January 1, 2015. The court also elected Justice Douglas Combs of Shawnee as vice chief justice. Reif's predecessor, Tom Colbert, rotates out of the Chief Justice position.[6]

In November 2016, the Oklahoma Supreme Court voted in Justice Douglas Combs as the new Chief Justice on December 1, 2016, when Chief Justice Reif's two-year term expires. It also voted for Justice Noma Zurich to become the next Vice Chief Justice.[7]

Awards

  • Oral Roberts University President’s Distinguished Service Award 1995
  • Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) Earl Sneed Award in recognition of annual presentations at OBA-sponsored continuing legal education and community education programs over the previous 30 years, 2010

Professional organizations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oklahoma State Court Network, "Supreme Court of Oklahoma," p. 8 (accessed June 23, 2010).
  2. ↑ "John F. Reif". NNDB. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Office of Governor Brad Henry, "Gov. Henry Appoints Reif to Supreme Court Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.," October 19, 2007 (accessed June 23, 2010).
  4. ↑ "Justice John F. Reif, District No, 1." The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma Supreme Court Elects Chief Justice and Vice Chief Justice." Oklahoma Bar Association Press Release. 2016. Accessed December 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "John Reif Elected To Serve As OK Supreme Court New Chief Justice." Associated Press. November 6, 2014. Accessed December 10, 2016
  7. ↑ "Oklahoma’s highest court elects Combs as new chief justice." KFOR.com, November 15,2016. Accessed December 30, 2016.
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