Meet Judge Natalie Mai

Judge Natalie Mai has proudly served as a District Judge in Oklahoma County since January 2019. She was re-elected in 2022 and began her second four-year term in January 2023. Before taking the bench, Judge Mai led a diverse and successful legal practice, representing both individual and corporate clients in a wide range of civil and criminal matters in state and federal courts. She has presided over more than 80 civil and criminal jury trials, including several that have attracted both local and national media coverage.

Judge Mai earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She spent five years advising clients in private banking and investments in Houston, Texas, before returning to Oklahoma to be closer to family and attend law school. She went on to earn her J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2009.

Judge Mai has overseen some of Oklahoma’s most high-profile investigations involving various crimes and corruption matters throughout the state. She is honored to serve on the Oklahoma Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee by appointment from the Chief Justice and is an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law, where she teaches Civil Pretrial Litigation.

Since 2020, Judge Mai has served as Chair of the Oklahoma Board of Certified Interpreters. She has also been a member of the Oklahoma Judicial Executive Board since 2019 and currently serves on the board of directors for the Oklahoma County Association. Her recognitions include the Mona Salyer Lambert Spotlight Award, the Journal Record Leadership in Law Award, the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Beacon Award, and induction into the Oklahoma City Community College Alumni Hall of Fame.

Judge Mai especially enjoys working with students and new attorneys, passing along the mentorship and guidance she received early in her career.