Hon. Douglas A. Kirkley

Douglas A. Kirkley is an Oklahoma special district court judge serving in Wagoner County, which is part of Judicial District 15. He has been on the bench since 2008. Prior to his judgeship, Kirkley served as an assistant district attorney in Wagoner County from 2004 to 2008. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications from East Central Oklahoma State University and a Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1992. In 2010, he applied to fill a vacancy on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, where he was one of eight candidates reviewed by the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission. Kirkley's career reflects a commitment to public service and the administration of justice in Oklahoma.