Dustin Rowe


Dustin Rowe an American attorney from Oklahoma who is currently serving as a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He is a former City Attorney and one-time city councilman and mayor of Tishomingo, a city of about 3,000 people in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Education

He earned his Bachelor of Arts with honors from East Central University in 1998 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law where he was named a Lee B. Thompson Scholar in 2001

Early political career

In October 1993, upon the resignation of a city councilor, Rowe was appointed to the council when he was 18 and still a junior in high school. He was elected to the council in April 1994 and then the city council elected him mayor. He became the youngest mayor in Oklahoma history and making him one of the youngest mayors in United States history. He served as mayor for two terms.

Legal career

He is the former City Attorney for Tishomingo, and was a judge with the Chickasaw Nation.

Potential congressional run

In 2011, Rowe formed an exploratory committee to decide whether to run for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district after sitting Congressman Dan Boren announced his retirement.

Appointment to Oklahoma Supreme Court

On November 20, 2019, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Rowe the Oklahoma Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Patrick Wyrick who was confirmed as a federal district court judge.