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Council unanimously appoints new presiding and vice‑presiding municipal judges
Summary
The council approved resolutions designating Donald O’Kiffin as presiding judge and Edward Hasbrook as vice presiding judge after the judiciary committee recommendations; both votes passed unanimously.
Oklahoma City — The City Council unanimously approved two judiciary committee recommendations on Tuesday, appointing Donald O’Kiffin as presiding municipal judge and Edward D. Hasbrook as vice presiding judge following the retirement of Presiding Judge Philippa James.
Councilman (judiciary committee chair) reported the committee met in a special session and recommended the two appointments. The committee’s report noted Judge O’Kiffin’s prior service as a municipal judge since 2015 and earlier experience as a special judge, and said Judge Hasbrook has served as a municipal judge since Jan. 3, 2017.
Council members praised Judge Philippa James for her work modernizing the municipal court system; the committee noted she recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Oklahoma County Bar Association. The council then voted on the two resolutions: the presiding judge resolution passed unanimously; the vice presiding judge resolution also passed unanimously.
Notes: The appointments are the formal actions required to fill municipal court leadership following Judge James’s announced retirement; the resolutions were introduced by the judiciary committee and advanced by council vote.
