Education
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1981
J.D., summa cum laude, Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1996
About
Connie Smothermon came to the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2004. She began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Logan County handling the juvenile delinquent and deprived dockets and prosecuting homicides and sexual assault cases. In 1999, Smothermon transferred to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office to head the Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit. Additionally, she prosecuted general homicides, death penalty cases, violent felonies, sexual abuse and child abuse cases. Currently Smothermon serves on various domestic violence boards and organizations dedicated to drafting legislation aimed at the protection of victims of family violence.
Smothermon is admitted to practice law in the State of Oklahoma, the Western District of Oklahoma and the United States Supreme Court.
Smothermon was Director of Competitions and Externships for 18 years. During that time, Smothermon coached dozens of teams, many to national championships. She also placed hundreds of students in government, non-profit, and judicial offices for semester course credit. Smothermon retired from full-time employment in 2023, but she still regularly teaches classes at the College of Law and through a Department of Justice grant teaching on the Internet of Things and Internet Crimes Against Children.
Additional Information
Member of the American Bar Association
Member of the Oklahoma Bar Association
Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Serves on the OBA Work-Life Balance Task Force