(Update:Â On Tuesday, June 16, judicial candidates Dustin Allen and Loretta Radford advanced to an Aug. 25 runoff election.)Â
Parts of east Tulsa and the Tulsa County portions of Sperry, Owasso, Collinsville and Skiatook will select a new district judge for the first time since 2006 after Judge Daman Cantrell did not file for reelection.
Attorneys Dustin Allen, Phillip Peak and Loretta Radford are competing for the open district judge seat in the north portion of Tulsa County. All three candidates participated in a forum livestreamed by the Tulsa County Bar Association on May 28.
Cantrell was known in Tulsa County for coaching mock trial teams and teaching for the University of Tulsa College of Law’s externship program. An Owasso resident, he was also the only Tulsa County district judge to live outside of Tulsa.
Tulsa County District Judge Office 4 is one of five judgeships elected by district instead of by a county-wide vote, meaning not every Tulsa County voter will see the nonpartisan judicial election on their June 16 ballot. Only voters living in Tulsa County judicial district electoral Division 4 will choose among Allen, Peak and Radford.
Six judicial elections across the state are set for a June primary after candidate filing. If no candidate secures a majority in the June election, the top two candidates will advance to a November runoff election.
The following candidate biographies were constructed from publicly available information, campaign websites, social media and the Tulsa County Bar Association forum. Candidates for Tulsa County district judge are presented in alphabetical order by last name.
Dustin Allen
Hometown:Â Owasso
Age:Â 45
Biography: Dustin Allen attended Bishop Kelley High School, a private Catholic school in Tulsa, before graduating from the University of Oklahoma and the Hofstra University School of Law. He joined the Oklahoma Bar Association in 2011, according to his campaign website. He spent 15 months working as an assistant district attorney, three years as a public defender and more than 11 years in private practice, according to his LinkedIn.
Platform:Â Allen’s campaign frequently highlights his endorsements from local law enforcement, including Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado and the police unions for the cities of Owasso, Tulsa, Skiatook, Broken Arrow, Collinsville and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office.
Citing his family’s history of military service at the Tulsa County Bar Association forum, Allen argued he is the best candidate for the office because he was “raised to serve.”
“My family believes in service, that’s why I am incredibly proud of the fact I’ve been endorsed by every single law enforcement agency in the district,” Allen said. “Historically, Skiatook and Broken Arrow have never endorsed someone for judge and they’ve endorsed me.”
Links:Â Website | Campaign Facebook | Personal Facebook
Phillip Peak
Hometown:Â Collinsville
Age:Â 42
Biography: Phillip Peak was born and raised in Collinsville, attended the University of Tulsa College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 2009. He has worked as both a prosecutor and defense attorney, and he served as an assistant district attorney in both Tulsa and Rogers counties, according to his campaign website.
Platform:Â At the candidate forum, Peak argued he was the best choice for the race because he had lived his entire life within the district.
“I am from that area. I’m from Collinsville and have lived there my entire life, other than being an undergrad. I didn’t have to move locations to enter a race. I didn’t have to buy a house to stay in our race,” Peak said. “I’m not going to do that. I want to serve my people. I want to serve where I grew up and where I am from. I have connections with every community that is in our district.”
Property records for Tulsa County show Peak purchased a home in the district in 2008, Radford purchased her home in 2014, and Allen purchased his home in the district in August 2025.
Links:Â Website | Campaign Facebook | Personal Facebook
Loretta Radford
Hometown:Â Owasso
Age:Â 69
Biography: Loretta Radford is currently a special judge for Tulsa County, and she previously worked both in private practice and for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Radford briefly served as the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma during the first Trump administration before retiring in 2019. She was appointed to serve on Oklahoma County’s jail trust in 2021, stepping down about a year later when she was named special judge in Tulsa County.
Radford attended the University of Oklahoma College of Law, was first admitted to the bar in 1985 and was featured in an Oklahoman article about the bar exam the same year. She was elected to the Greater Oklahoma City Metropolitian Fair Housing Council in 1986 and moved back to the Tulsa metro some time in the early 1990s.
Platform:Â Radford’s campaign website outlines four principles as reason to vote for her: wisdom, integrity, justice and experience.
“Judge Radford understands the importance of confidentiality, honesty, and professionalism a judge must practice in their position,” the site states. “Judge Radford believes that public trust in the justice system is earned through transparent decision-making and upholding the highest ethical standard.”
At the Tulsa County forum, Radford focused on her judicial experience as the main differentiating factor in the race.
“First of all, I am a judge. I’ve been a judge since October 2022, but I bring a lot more experience to the table (other) than just being a judge,” Radford said. “What I’m looking for is that the average, ordinary, taxpaying citizen has access to the courts.”
Links: Website | Campaign Facebook
