2005: Steven Taylor

Justice Steven Taylor was the inaugural speaker for the E-OSU Constitution Day series.

Taylor was appointed to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma by Governor Brad Henry, in September, 2004. From 1984 to 1994 he served as Associate District Judge in the 18th Judicial District. In 1991 he was the first Associate District Judge ever to be elected President of the Oklahoma Judicial Conference.

In his more than 20 years as a trial judge, he presided over more than 500 jury trials, including numerous murder trials. Most notably, he presided over the state murder trial of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Terry Nichols, following a change of venue from Oklahoma County.