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# Dana Kuehn

Supreme Court of Oklahoma · Vice-Chief Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Oklahoma
- State: Oklahoma
- Role: Vice-Chief Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Dana Lynn Kuehn is an American attorney and judge who has held the role of Vice-Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court since July 26, 2021
- Appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on July 26, 2021, succeeding Justice Tom Colbert
- Before her Supreme Court appointment, Kuehn was Judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals from October 2, 2017, to July 26, 2021, appointed by Governor Mary Fallin.
- District Judge: Elected Associate District Judge for Tulsa County in 2006
- She also held the role of Presiding Judge of that court for a brief period

### Education

- Oklahoma State University

### Additional information

- Kuehn has received multiple honors, including the 2016 Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award, induction into the Tulsa College of Law Hall of Fame (2017), and Judge of the Year recognition from the American Board of Trial Advocates (2017)
- Chief of the Civil Division (2010–2012)
- Born January 1, 1971, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Date of birth: 1971
- She currently serves as Vice-Chief Justice and presides over Judicial District 6
- A native of Tulsa, Kuehn is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority president, and a mother of four sons
- Birth place: Tulsa

## 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://oksc.oscn.net/nav-justices/)
- [Official roster](https://oksc.oscn.net/nav-justices/)
- [Oklahoma Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://oksc.oscn.net/nav-justices/)
- [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)
- [Wikidata: Dana Kuehn](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105672926)

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