Appointed By: Gov. Mary Fallin
Hon. Scott D. Meaders is a district judge for the Fifth Judicial District in Oklahoma. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Mary Fallin on August 10, 2017, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Mark R. Smith (Ret.).
The Fifth Judicial District includes the District Courts in Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, and Stephens Counties.
At the time of his appointment, Meaders was a deputy city attorney in Lawton, a position he held since 2005. In addition to representing the City of Lawton, he was the legal advisor to the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority, the Lawton Planning Commission, the Lawton Board of Adjustment, as well as to several municipal department directors and the Army Reserve.
Meaders was a lieutenant colonel and a judge advocate in the Army Reserve. Over the course of his seventeen-year military career, he served a two-year mobilization with the Office of the Staff Advocate at Fort Sill (2003 to 2005) and completed a combat tour in Iraq (2008 to 2009).
He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. Meaders went on to complete a J.D. at Oklahoma City University School of Law. He was admitted to practice in Oklahoma in 1996.
After graduating from law school, Meaders began his legal career in private practice. Then, in 1999, he left the private sector to become an assistant district attorney with the Comanche County District Attorney’s Office, serving in that capacity until 2003.
Meaders and his wife, Kelly, have four children.
| Current Appointment Oklahoma Fifth Judicial District, Department Room 409 | Oklahoma Fifth Judicial District, Department Room 409 |
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Education
J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law Bachelor's degree, University of Oklahoma |
J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law Bachelor's degree, University of Oklahoma |
| Current Court: | OK - Oklahoma Fifth Judicial District |
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| Clerk phone: | +1 (580) 355-4017 |
| Fax: | +1 (580) 248-5068 |
| Role | Employer | Where |
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| District Judge | Oklahoma Fifth Judicial District | Comanche County, Oklahoma |
| Deputy City Attorney | Lawton City Attorney's Office | Comanche County, Oklahoma |
| Judge Advocate | Office of the Staff Advocate, Fort Sill | Comanche County, Oklahoma |
| Assistant District Attorney | Comanche County District Attorney's Office | Comanche County, Oklahoma |
| Attorney | Private Practice | None |
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