Oklahoma Bar Association

1901 North Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152

http://www.okbar.org

The current Oklahoma Bar Association was created by the Rules of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 1939, although it was preempted by the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Bar Association formed in 1904. Membership in the bar is required to practice law in the state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Bar Association strives to foster and maintain high ideals of public service, conduct, integrity, competence, and learning in the legal profession, provide a forum for discussion of pertinent law reform, and assist the courts in carrying out and advancing the administration of justice. Additionally, the bar seeks to harmonize legal practices with the public's best interest.

Fern L Smith	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1681257144 - 189444224 March 27, 2023 Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Oklahoma County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
	Fern L Smith	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1681255808 - 1103733403 May 1, 1997 Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Johnston County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
	Fern L Smith	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1681257144 - 189444224 March 27, 2023 Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Johnston County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
	Fern L Smith	Prosecutor Miconduct No. 1661455195 - 405958008 December 10, 2018 Attorney Misconduct, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Overcharging Employer: Johnston County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
	Fern L Smith	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1681325854 - 1553437712 October 28, 1999 Attorney Misconduct, Destruction of Evidence, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Oklahoma County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
Connie Smotherman	Prosecutor Miconduct No. 1656519603 - 2126664857 October 28, 1999 Attorney Misconduct, Destruction of Evidence, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Oklahoma County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
Connie Smothermon	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1681326524 - 1992418822 March 27, 2023 Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Suborning Perjury Employer: Oklahoma County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
Brian Suber	Prosecutor Miconduct No. 1662763642 - 1847716457 September 28, 2021 Cooperative Misconduct Employer: Rogers County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
Laura Thomas	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1670984084 - 1735798715 November 15, 2022 Cooperative Misconduct, Obstruction of Justice Employer: Payne County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association
Jessica Underwood	Prosecutor Miconduct No. 1652653071 - 1566773526 October 25, 2021 Attorney Misconduct Employer: Murray County District Attorney Authority: Oklahoma Bar Association

Oklahoma Bar Association is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

Prosecutors have ethical obligations and may be held individually accountable for their conduct within the legal system. Prosecutors contribute to just and honorable legal profession and a legal system that promotes fairness and accountability.

Violations of these rules can result in disciplinary actions which may include sanctions, suspension, or disbarment.

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Oklahoma Open Records Act

Title 51 Oklahoma Statutes § 24A.1 et seq.

The Oklahoma Open Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that public has access to all public records of governmental bodies. Section 24A.2 defines records as "all documents, including, but not limited to, any book, paper, photograph, microfilm, data files created by or used with computer software, computer tape, disk, and record, sound recording, film recording, video record or other material regardless of physical form or characteristic, created by, received by, under the authority of, or coming into the custody, control or possession of public officials, public bodies, or their representatives in connection with the transaction of public business, the expenditure of public funds or the administering of public property." This specifically includes all records of the transfer of public funds.

According to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, anyone may request public records and no statement of purpose is required. However, if the purpose is commercial, fees will be charged for document collection. There is no restriction on the use of records and the law does not specify a time limit for responses to requests.

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