SPENCER v. WYRICK

¶ 1 Petitioners, who allege they are residents and registered voters “of the Second Supreme Court District,” filed this proceeding to contest Governor Fallin’s recent appointment of Respondent, Justice Patrick Wyriek, to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Petitioners challenge Justice Wyrick’s eligibility to sit as a Justice on this Court and request quo warranto relief, or in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, barring Justice Wyriek from exercising “authority of an office to which he is constitutionally ineligible.” Because this cause is publici juris, we assume original jurisdiction. See also…