Taylor Joins The Bank N.A.’s Board of Directors
Justice
Steven W. Taylor
The Bank N.A. Board of Directors
Matthew McGowan, Chairman of the Board of The Bank N.A.
is proud to announce that the recently retired Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice and former Chief Justice Steven W. Taylor, has joined the Board of Directors of the Bank, effective January 31, 2017. “We are honored that he has chosen to devote his valuable time, talents, wealth of knowledge and experience to our bank’s board of directors”, said McGowan.
Justice Taylor graduated from Oklahoma State University, with a degree in Political Science, continuing his education at University of Oklahoma College of Law. He was inducted into the OSU Hall of Fame and received the Regents Alumni Award from O.U. the only person to receive the highest alumni recognition from both Universities.
After service in the U.S. Marines, with assignments from Infantry Platoon Command training to a prosecutor
and Chief Defense Counsel and then the youngest military judge in the US Armed Forces, Justice Taylor returned to his home town of McAlester, Oklahoma to practice law. He also made the time to serve as the City’s youngest ever Mayor and contribute significantly to economic development efforts for the City of McAlester.
Justice Taylor was appointed Associate District Judge for Pittsburg County by Governor George Nigh in 1984, and elected District Judge of the 18th Judicial District in 1994. Taylor presided over more than 500 jury trials, including the State trial of the OKC Bombing case. In 2004 Governor Brad Henry appointed him as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. He served as Chief Justice from January 2011 January 2013.
In 2009, Justice Taylor was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, which is the highest recognition an Oklahoman can be awarded from the State.
Justice Taylor lives in McAlester with his wife Mary. They have one son, Wilson, who lives in Oklahoma City and is Manager of Team Operations for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Matthew McGowan stated, “I have the utmost respect for Justice Taylor. I’ve had the privilege of knowing him for over 25 years. He’s a man of integrity and has spent a lifetime in public service, caring for our community. I consider it an honor to have him join the board of directors of The Bank N.A.”
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