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# Noma Gurich

Supreme Court of Oklahoma · Justice

## Profile

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

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Noma D. Gurich is an American attorney and jurist who has served on the Oklahoma Supreme Court since 2011, most recently as Chief Justice from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020
- Judge, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 2011-present
- Chief Justice: Elected by peers in 2018, served a two-year term (2019–2020)
- District Court Judge for Oklahoma County (1998–2011), reelected in 2002, 2006, and 2010
- Judge on the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court (1988–1998, reappointed 1994)

### Education

- Indiana State University — B.A.
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus — J.D.

### Additional information

- Retention elections: Retained in 2012, 2018, and 2024; in 2024 she won with 50.27% of the vote
- Practitioner, 2010-2010
- Born September 26, 1952, South Bend, Indiana.
- Date of birth: 1952-09-26
- Penn High School
- Birth place: South Bend

## 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/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5442/noma-gurich/)
- [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/5442/noma-gurich/)
- [Wikidata: Noma Gurich](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7048368)

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