Richard Darby is a judge for District 9 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 10, 2027. Darby ran for re-election for the District 9 judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020. Darby was elected chief justice of the court by his peers for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2021. Governor Mary Fallin appointed Darby to the court on April 5, 2018. Darby replaced former Justice Joseph Watt, who retired at the end of 2017.
