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# Rebekah Taylor

Cleveland County District Court · Special Judge

## Profile

- Court: Cleveland County District Court
- State: Oklahoma
- Role: Special Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Rebekah Taylor — Cleveland County District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Special Judge, Cleveland County, service beginning August 14, 2026
- Rebekah C. Taylor is an Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and, as of August 14, 2026, serves as a Special Judge for Cleveland County, Oklahoma
- Joined OU Law's faculty in 2017 and began service as a Cleveland County Special Judge on August 14, 2026
- Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Criminal Defense Clinic
- Assistant District Attorney, Cleveland County District Attorney's Office
- Her earlier work included serving as a Cleveland County Assistant District Attorney and practicing privately

### Education

- Studies at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2007.

### Additional information

- University of Oklahoma College of Law faculty, 2017-2026
- Private practice in criminal defense, family law, guardianships, juvenile matters and expungements
- Joined the special judge position after Special Judge Scott Brockman stepped down to return to private practice.

## Sources

- [2026 Oklahoma Judicial Directory](https://www.oscn.net/static/JudicialDirectory.pdf)
- [OU Law Professor Rebekah Taylor Appointed Cleveland County Special Judge](https://law.ou.edu/index.php/about/news/ou-law-professor-rebekah-taylor-appointed-cleveland-county-special-judge)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

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