Glidewell selected as Special Judge

Jason Glidewell was recently selected as Special Judge for the Oklahoma County District Court. Appointed by the 14 District Judges of Oklahoma County, Glidewell will preside over felony preliminary hearings for crimes charged there. With a population of 811,824 people, Oklahoma County is the most populous jurisdiction in the state.

Glidewell currently serves as a Municipal Judge for Oklahoma City. Prior to that appointment, he maintained a private law practice in Anadarko and was a Chief Magistrate for the Court of Indian Offenses and served as an Assistant Attorney General for Oklahoma and an Assistant District Attorney for Caddo and Grady Counties. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Oklahoma, teaching American Judicial Processes and Comparative Justice Systems.

Glidewell is a graduate of the Anadarko High School and earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.

Glidewell is the son of Jim and Carolyn Glidewell of Anadarko and a member of the Choctaw Nation. He will assume his new duties on January 9, 2023.