--- title: "Gary Lumpkin | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-juvenile-center-lumpkin-court-of-criminal-appeals-judge-oklahoma-court-of-criminal-appeals-ok" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gary Lumpkin Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals · Court of Criminal Appeals Judge ## Profile - Court: Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals - State: Oklahoma - Role: Court of Criminal Appeals Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, 1989-present ### Education - He later obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1974 - He attended Northwestern State College, Alva, before earning a B.S. in Business Administration from Southwestern State College in 1968. - Georgia Southwestern State University — B.A. ### Additional information - Served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1968 to 1971, including 18 months in Vietnam, and retired as a Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1998. - Judge, 1988-1988 - Gary Leonard Lumpkin was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma and graduated from Weatherford High School in 1964. - Date of birth: 1946-08-09 - One of only two Marine Reserve judges assigned to the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals - He has been active in the Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Foundation, Oklahoma Judicial Conference, and American Inns of Court. - He also served on the Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee on Uniform Civil Jury Instructions and as a liaison to the Uniform Criminal Jury Instruction Committee for over 30 years. - Lumpkin has contributed to veteran organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Marine Corps Reserve Association ## 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.oscn.net/static/JudicialDirectory.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.oscn.net/static/JudicialDirectory.pdf) - [Oklahoma State Courts Network official judicial roster](https://www.oscn.net/static/JudicialDirectory.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5420/gary-leonard-lumpkin/) - [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/5420/gary-leonard-lumpkin/) - [2026 Oklahoma Judicial Directory](https://www.oscn.net/static/JudicialDirectory.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5420/gary-leonard-lumpkin/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-juvenile-center-lumpkin-court-of-criminal-appeals-judge-oklahoma-court-of-criminal-appeals-ok", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-juvenile-center-lumpkin-court-of-criminal-appeals-judge-oklahoma-court-of-criminal-appeals-ok", "name": "Gary Lumpkin | KnowJudges", "description": "Gary Lumpkin, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. 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