About Jerry Colclazier

Jerry L. Colclazier was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, on May 17, 1956. Jerry graduated from Seminole High School in 1974. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma with Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. In 1980, Jerry was awarded a Masters Degree in Public Health, specializing in Hospital Administration. For the next several years, Jerry worked as a professional health planning and regulatory consultant and expert witness. In 1990, Jerry received his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University. At that time, Jerry returned home to practice in Seminole, Oklahoma. In 1994, Jerry was elected District Judge for the 22 Judicial District and served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2001. He has also served as the President of the Oklahoma Drug Court Association, was a member of the Drug Court Judicial Training Faculty, and the Bosnia Herzegovina Judicial Training Team. His publications include “Oklahoma Sentencing Laws”, Oklahoma Bar Journal (May 1999), “The Nuts and Bolts of Oklahoma Drug Courts”, Oklahoma Bar Journal (February 2001). Jerry is a member of the Seminole County Bar Association (President, 1994), the Oklahoma Bar Assocation, and the American Bar Association. Jerry is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals (10 Circuit), the Northern, the Eastern, and Western U.S. District Courts of Oklahoma, and the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.