Steven W. Taylor

Justice Steven W. Taylor earned his B.A. from Oklahoma State University in 1971 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma in 1974. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1970. In 1977 he became the youngest judge in the U.S. Armed Forces and was promoted to the rank of Major. In 1982, he was elected mayor of his hometown of McAlester, making him the youngest mayor in the city’s history. Taylor was a district judge for 21 years and presided over more than 500 jury trials, including the state trial of the Oklahoma City bombing case. In 2004, Taylor was appointed to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and served as Chief Justice from 2011 to 2013. Taylor is a Member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, inducted in 2009.