Richard Darby

{{Short description|American judge (born 1958)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Richard Darby

|office = Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court

|term_start = January 1, 2021

|term_end = December 31, 2022

|predecessor = Noma Gurich

|successor = M. John Kane IV

|office1 = Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court

|appointer1 = Mary Fallin

|term_start1 = April 5, 2018

|term_end1 =

|predecessor1 = Joseph M. Watt

|successor1 =

|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}

|birth_place = Duke, Oklahoma, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|spouse = Dana Darby

|children = 2

|education = Southwestern Oklahoma State University (BS)
University of Oklahoma (JD)

}}

Richard Darby (born 1958){{cite web|url=https://www.wosc.edu/uploads/debra.valerio/Darby%20_HOF%20Webpage.pdf|title=Richard B. Darby Alumni Hall of Fame 2020|publisher=www.wosc.edu/|accessdate=September 8, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909020726/https://www.wosc.edu/uploads/debra.valerio/Darby%20_HOF%20Webpage.pdf|url-status=live}} is an American lawyer and the former chief justice of the 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.{{Cite tweet |number=981991023336415233 |user=GovMaryFallin |title=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 |date=April 5, 2018}}

In his new position, Darby represents the 9th Judicial District, which includes Harmon, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Cotton, Comanche, Caddo and Canadian counties.[http://www.swoknews.com/area/judge-darby-appointed-supreme-court "Judge Darby Appointed To Supreme Court." Lawton Constitution. April 6, 2018.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003922/http://www.swoknews.com/area/judge-darby-appointed-supreme-court |date=July 23, 2018 }} Accessed June 24, 2018. Prior to this new appointment, Darby had served as District Judge for the 3rd Judicial District covering Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Greer and Harmon counties. That assignment began in 1994. Before that, he had been a special judge and an associate district judge for Jackson County.[https://newsok.com/article/5589766/new-justice-named-to-the-oklahoma-supreme-court Schwab, Kyle. "New justice named to the Oklahoma Supreme Court." NewsOK. April 5, 2018.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513071015/http://newsok.com/article/5589766/new-justice-named-to-the-oklahoma-supreme-court |date=May 13, 2018 }} Accessed June 24, 2018. He became Chief Judge on January 1, 2021.{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Leadership Changes for State’s Highest Courts |url=https://www.okbar.org/barjournal/january-2021/leadership-changes-for-states-highest-courts/ |access-date=August 15, 2021 |website=Oklahoma Bar Association |language=en-US |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815153154/https://www.okbar.org/barjournal/january-2021/leadership-changes-for-states-highest-courts/ |url-status=live }}