Steven W. Taylor

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Steven W. Taylor, (born June 7, 1949), is the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Early life

Steven Taylor was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma. During his high school years at McAlester High School in McAlester, Oklahoma, he served as a student body president and as member of the speech and debate team, and the state and national honor societies. He earned a B.A. in political science from Oklahoma State University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma. While a student at OSU, he was actively involved in student government and honor society and was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Career

From 1970 to 1978, he served in the United States Marine Corps. During his military career, after his training as an infantry platoon commander, he served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and ultimately as a Special Court Martial Judge. He became the youngest judge in the U.S. armed forces at the age of 28. He was later promoted to the rank of Major. In 1978 he married Mary E. B. Taylor, a public school teacher and they have one son, Wilson Harmon Taylor. Following a two-year stint on the McAlester City Council, he served as mayor from 1982 to 1984, and was the youngest mayor in the city's history. In 1983 he was named one of the "Three Outstanding Young Oklahomans. In 1985, the City of McAlester named its new industrial park the "Steven W. Taylor Industrial Park" in recognition of his...
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