Patrick Wyrick

Patrick Wyrick
Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 9, 2017
Appointed by Mary Fallin
Preceded by Steven W. Taylor
Solicitor General of Oklahoma
In office
2011–2017
Attorney General Scott Pruitt
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Mithun Mansinghani
Personal details
Born Patrick Robert Wyrick
(1981-03-11) March 11, 1981
Denison, Texas, U.S.
Education University of Oklahoma (BS, JD)

Patrick Robert Wyrick (born March 11, 1981) is an American lawyer and judge who is a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court's District 2 seat by Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin in February 2017. He is currently a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Wyrick previously served as Solicitor General in the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General from 2011 to 2017.[1]

Education and early career

Wyrick was born in Denison, Texas, and raised in Atoka, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Atoka High School.[1] He completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Oklahoma in 2004, majoring in sociology and criminology, and received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2007.[1][2] Wyrick clerked for federal judge James H. Payne of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 2007–2008.[1]

Wyrick was an associate attorney at the Oklahoma City law firm GableGotwals from 2008 to 2011, when he was hired by the office of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.[1] Wyrick argued on behalf of the state in numerous cases before the Oklahoma Supreme Court and in federal courts.[3] Notably, he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the lethal injection case Glossip v. Gross (2015), where the court ruled in Oklahoma's favor by 5–4.[4][5] Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan questioned Wyrick "forcefully" and "intensely" during oral arguments in the case.[6]

Judicial service

Oklahoma Supreme Court justice Steven W. Taylor retired on December 31, 2016.[7] The Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission submitted three names of potential nominees to replace Taylor to Governor Mary Fallin.[8] Wyrick and two Oklahoma district court judges, Mark Campbell and Jonathan Sullivan, were nominated by the commission.[8] Fallin selected Wyrick for the vacancy, and he was appointed on February 9, 2017.[3]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oklahoma, acting on behalf of two Oklahoma residents, filed a lawsuit challenging Wyrick's appointment, arguing that he did not meet residency requirements for his judgeship. The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the two residents lacked standing to sue.[9]

On November 17, 2017, Wyrick was named by President Donald Trump as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.[10]

Wyrick's current term expires in January 2019, and he is eligible to run in the retention election in November 2018, for a new six-year term.

Nomination to district court

On April 10, 2018, President Trump nominated Wyrick to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.[11] He has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge David Lynn Russell, who assumed senior status on July 7, 2013.[12] On May 23, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[13] On June 14, 2018 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–10 vote.[14] His nomination is currently pending before the full United States Senate.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since approximately 2011.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hoberock, Barbara (February 10, 2017). "Gov. Mary Fallin taps Patrick Wyrick to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Dilbeck, Mackenzie (February 9, 2017). "OU Law Alumnus Patrick Wyrick Named to Oklahoma Supreme Court". College of Law News and Media. University of Oklahoma. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Press Release: Gov. Fallin Names Patrick Wyrick to Fill Vacancy on Oklahoma Supreme Court". Office of Governor Mary Fallin. State of Oklahoma. February 9, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lithwick, Dahlia (April 30, 2015). "A Horrifying Day at Court: Death brings out the worst in the justices". Slate. New York. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Liptak, Adam (June 29, 2015). "Supreme Court Allows Use of Execution Drug". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Berman, Mark; Barnes, Robert (April 29, 2015). "Supreme Court hearing about lethal injection procedures turns into heated debate". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hoberock, Barbara (August 3, 2016). "Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Steven Taylor to retire Dec. 31". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Talley, Tim (January 29, 2017). "Oklahoma governor considers 3 for her first high court nod". Associated Press. Oklahoma City. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Ellis, Randy (March 7, 2017). "Supreme Court rejects challenge to Wyrick's appointment". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump's Supreme Court List". whitehouse.gov. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Presidential Nomination 1812, 115th United States Congress". United States Congress. April 10, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 10, 2018
  13. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for May 23, 2018
  14. ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 14, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
  15. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Patrick Wyrick
Legal offices
New office Solicitor General of Oklahoma
2011–2017		 Succeeded by
Mithun Mansinghani
Preceded by
Steven W. Taylor		 Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
2017–present		 Incumbent
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