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# Clancy Smith

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
- State: Oklahoma
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, 2010-present
- 2010–2017: Appointed by Chief Justice James E. Edmondson to the OCCA to fill the unexpired term of Charles S. Chapel
- Carlene Clancy Smith was an American judge best known for her service as a justice of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) from 2010 to 2017, and later as its presiding judge
- Appointed to this court in September 2010 by Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice James Edmondson to succeed Judge Charles Chapel
- 2005–2010: District Judge, Fourteenth Judicial District, presiding over over 110 felony jury trials; collaborated with Women in Recovery for alternative sentencing for women
- 1996–2005: Criminal Division Judge, Tulsa County

### Education

- J.D — before earning her J.D. from the University of Tulsa College of Law — 1980
- B.A. in English from Oklahoma State University in 1964.

### Additional information

- Retired from the OCCA on June 17, 2017, succeeded by Judge Dana Kuehn
- 2015–2017: held the role of presiding judge of the OCCA for a two-year term
- Practitioner, 2009-2009
- 1994–1998: Special Judge, Family Law Division, Tulsa County District Court; awarded the Outstanding Family Law Judge Award in 1996
- Born Carlene Clancy Smith in Hugo, Oklahoma, she graduated from Hugo High School in 1960
- Practiced law privately for 14 years before entering judicial service
- handling preliminary hearings, arraignments, and bond hearings

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote proceedings

Scope: statewide

Oklahoma Rule 34 authorizes videoconferencing in District Courts, subject to the presiding judge's discretion and case-specific limitations.

Evidence excerpt: The Supreme Court hereby authorizes and approves the use of videoconferencing in the District Courts of Oklahoma, as set forth in the following general provisions.

[Rule 34. Videoconferencing in the District Courts](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=483384)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote exhibits

Scope: statewide

Oklahoma Rule 34 permits documents and exhibits used in videoconference proceedings to be transmitted electronically, with original exhibits transferred after the proceeding unless the judge orders otherwise.

Evidence excerpt: Any pleading, other document, or exhibit used in a proceeding conducted by videoconferencing may be transmitted between the court's location and any remote site by electronic means, including, but not limited to, facsimile, scan, or email.

[Rule 34. Videoconferencing in the District Courts](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=483384)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote witness notice

Scope: statewide

For Oklahoma district-court videoconference witness testimony, Rule 34 generally requires a notice of intent 30 days before the proceeding and allows objections within 10 days, subject to judicial discretion.

Evidence excerpt: A proponent of a witness via videoconferencing technology at any hearing or trial shall file and serve on the opposing party a notice of intent to present testimony by videoconferencing technology at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled start of such proceeding.

[Rule 34. Videoconferencing in the District Courts](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=483384)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### courtroom electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Oklahoma's uniform civil jury instruction directs jurors not to use electronic devices while court is in session and prohibits texting, posting, blogging, or broadcasting about the trial.

Evidence excerpt: At this time, turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices. Do not use any electronic devices while court is in session in this case.

[Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instruction 1.0: Use of Electronic Devices and Research Prohibited](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=479101)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5426/clancy-smith/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5426/clancy-smith/)
- [Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5426/clancy-smith/)
- [Rule 34. Videoconferencing in the District Courts](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=483384)
- [Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instruction 1.0: Use of Electronic Devices and Research Prohibited](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=479101)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5426/clancy-smith/)
- [Carlene Clancy Smith](https://ballotpedia.org/Carlene_Clancy_Smith)

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