Hon. David R. Bandy

David R. Bandy is an associate judge of the Eighth District Court in Oklahoma, a position he has held since his election on November 4, 2014. Prior to serving on the district court, he was a special district court judge for Kay County, located in District Eight. Before his judicial career, Judge Bandy practiced privately, working with Wayne A. Wells & Associates and serving as counsel to Hartford Insurance Company. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Indiana University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1985. In the 2014 election, he defeated Michael C. Trewitt with 60.1 percent of the vote, securing a term that expired on January 13, 2019.