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the Tulsa County Courts result ing in an additional 15 jury trials. Additionally, her practice included family domestic, guardianships, adoptions, mediation, and guard ian ad litem for children and vulnerable adults. In addition to her service on the bench, Judge Seibert is an active member of her community. She currently serves as a board mem ber for Youth Services of Tulsa. She previously served as the director at large for public service on the Tulsa County Bar Association from 2024-2026. She is the past president of the Council Oak/Johnson Sontag Inns of Court 2025-2026 and served as the vice president of special judges on the Oklahoma Judicial Conference from 2024-2026.

hardships, Judge Truong never missed a day of school. In 1986, she came to the United States as a refugee with her mother and siblings. Speaking no English, she worked tirelessly to learn the language, succeed academically and embrace her new home. She graduated as valedictorian of Mustang High School and attended OSU, earning a Bachelor of Science in economics with a minor in polit ical science in just three years. Her experiences shaped her deep appreciation for the rule of law and the freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Having witnessed injustice and suffering firsthand, she was determined to serve others and make a difference through the American legal system. After graduating from the OCU School of Law, Judge Truong began her legal career as an assistant district attorney in the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted major felony crimes. She later served with the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office, gaining valuable experience on both sides of the courtroom. As a prosecutor, defense attor ney and district judge, Judge Truong has presided over more than 200 jury trials and approx imately 30 bench trials. She cur rently serves as the most senior district judge in Oklahoma County. Judge Truong’s extraordinary journey from a child refugee to a respected member of Oklahoma’s judiciary reflects her resilience,

Court of Civil Appeals and inter view guests on all topics related to civil litigation at both the district court and appellate court levels.

JUDGE APRIL SEIBERT

Judge April

Seibert is a 2005 gradu ate of the OU College of Law and published member of the

American Indian Law Review . She was appointed as a special dis trict judge for the Tulsa County District Court and assumed the bench on Aug. 14, 2017. During her tenure she has presided over the Anna McBride Criminal Mental Health Docket, Family Domestic and Criminal Dockets. In 2020, Judge Seibert was the recipient of the Fern Holland Award for Outstanding Woman in the Legal Community and in 2023 she was honored to receive the Oklahoma Family Law Judge of the Year. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Seibert culti vated a respected legal career as both a Tulsa County assistant district attorney and a solo prac titioner. During her tenure with the District Attorney’s Office, she was responsible for prose cuting the most serious offenses resulting in over 35 jury trials for murder, robbery, shootings, and drug trafficking. As a solo prac titioner with a statewide practice, she was appointed to represent indigent criminal defendants by

JUDGE CINDY TRUONG Truong’s life is a remark able story of perseverance, courage, and dedication

Judge Cindy

to justice. Born in Vietnam in 1975, Judge Truong was raised in a country devastated by war. Her father was a ranking officer in the South Vietnamese Army and was forced to leave Vietnam with the U.S. military during the fall of Saigon. Judge Truong, her mother, and her siblings remained behind, facing extreme poverty and uncertainty. In their village, food was often scarce, and even owning a pair of shoes was a luxury. Despite these

compassion, leadership and unwavering commitment to justice and public service.

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