
M. John Kane IV is a judge for District 1 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 10, 2027. Kane ran for re-election for the District 1 judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020. Kane was elected chief justice of the court by his peers for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2023.His term ended at the end of 2024. Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Kane on September 17, 2019, to succeed Justice John Reif, who retired April 30, 2019.