Loretta Radford
OK · Special Judge, Tulsa County District Court
Loretta Radford has been an appointed Tulsa County special judge since 2022. She spent 26 years at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tulsa, briefly as acting U.S. attorney, and earlier was an assistant public defender; she says she stresses fair hearings and court access.
Where Loretta Radford stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Spoke at a criminal justice forum about studying racial and income gaps in Oklahoma's system and reducing reliance on cash bail.
October 3, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: journalrecord.com
Track record — General
General · 1 record
As an Oklahoma County Jail Trust member, said a proposed new jail also depended on decisions by other officials who send people there.
November 29, 2021
Source: yahoo.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 4 favorable · 1 unfavorable
Had her decision denying a request to reconsider a protective order upheld by the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
January 22, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: okcourtsandmore.org
Had her protective order in a dispute over a mother's ashes reversed after appeals judges found the conduct was not harassment.
February 14, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: okcourtsandmore.org
Joined the federal government's brief in an appeal that upheld a prosecution over threatening messages sent to Tulsa police.
February 6, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: ca10.uscourts.gov
Represented LaRoye Hunter as a Tulsa public defender in a murder case where the court excluded his confession and charges were later dropped.
February 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Argued for the United States in a federal appeal that upheld DNA collection from people convicted of nonviolent felonies.
June 18, 2007Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Past race Loretta Radford ran in:
- District Judge District 14, Office 4 · November 3, 2026 · Tulsa County, Oklahoma