Corporation Commission’s Michael Decker Honored

Corporation Commission

Praised as a “superb servant of our state and a judicial guardian of our precious natural resources,” attorney and Oklahoma Corporation Commission official Michael Decker has been named the recipient of this year’s Eugene Kuntz Award for his contributions to energy law.

The award was presented at the 19th Annual Kuntz Conference on Natural Resources Law & Policy at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, attended by more than 500.

Decker has been with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for 32 years, starting as an oil and gas attorney. He is now the Director of Administrative Proceedings,  which includes the Commission’s court system, which handles more than 40,000 cases a year in such areas as oil and gas, public utilities, consumer services, and transportation, as well as others. He also maintains a full case load as a Commission judge, and oversees the Division’s more than 30 employees, including 14 Administrative Law Judges.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Anthony praised Decker, calling him “a man of strong character who believes in high standards of judicial conduct and attorney ethics…I depend on his integrity and his extraordinary abilities every day.”

The Eugene Kuntz Award is presented by the University of Oklahoma College of Law to recognize and honor a lawyer “who has made significant contributions to energy law.” The Award is named in honor of the late Eugene Kuntz, a long-time OU law professor and noted authority on energy law.


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