The Oklahoma Bar Journal May 2023

O klahoma L egal H istory

From the Ashes of Scandal Came Court Reform By Bob Burke

This photograph accompanied a story about the scandal in The Daily Oklahoman newspaper. “Tense hearing before the Special House of Representatives Investigating Committee Wednesday saw Justice Earl Welch (in center wearing glasses and facing camera) before a battery of cameras and reporters at the capitol as he answered questions concerning allegations of bribery of members of the state supreme court.” Courtesy Oklahoma Historical Society.

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