Married Oklahoma judge, 59, who 'had sex with female bailiff on courthouse table' gives jaw-dropping explanation for why he should keep his job

A married Oklahoma judge accused of having affairs with two court bailiffs says he should keep his job because sex isn't as taboo as it once was thanks to shows like Sex and the City.

The state of Oklahoma is trying to oust Brian Lovell, a Garfield County associate district judge, due to the inappropriate relationships which allegedly culminated in him having sex with one in the courthouse.

Lovell, 59, admitted to his relationship with the first female bailiff which lasted from February 2011 to October that year and involved liaisons at their workplace during working hours, according to a June filing. He denies they had sex at the courthouse.

The second bailiff told investigators in March that she had sex with the judge in the backseat of her car, in a courthouse bathroom and on a new table in her courthouse office, The Oklahoman reported. 

But Lovell's attorneys sensationally claimed he should not be vindicated for the affairs because sex is 'no longer the unforgivable sin it once was.' They pointed to highly sexualized popular culture references including: Fifty Shades of Grey, Sex and the City, Marvin Gaye songs and Allen Ginsberg poems.

Garfield County Oklahoma Associate District Judge Brian Lovell (left) and his wife enter the Garfield County Courthouse with attorney Stephen Jones on Friday, May 10, 2024

Lovell, pictured here in a September mugshot after being arrested for allegedly firing at eight cars in Texas while driving his SUV, may be removed from the bench for sexual affairs he's accused of having with two female bailiffs

Lovell is an eccentric character who hit headlines last September when he opened fire at parked cars in Texas after a woman cut him off. When reporters visited his home, he opened the door shirtless. 

The second bailiff told investigators she was 'proud' of the table they had sex on, adding: 'But not for that reason.' 

The second bailiff was hired after the first one voluntarily resigned in 2011. She allegedly struck up a relationship with Lovell in July or August 2023 that lasted into the fall.

The state's Court on the Judiciary, the body that filed the ouster petition in late June, says the woman and Lovell frequently exchanged sexually explicit text messages and images with one another while they were both on the clock.

It's also alleged that their text messages referenced their various sex acts with one another, including their encounter in the bailiff's office.

Lovell - who was pictured with his wife outside the courthouse in May - and the bailiff allegedly discussed deleting their texts with one another. He later did so at an unspecified date, according to court documents. 

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says it has recovered these incriminating messages, which serve as the basis for the case against the embattled judge. 

In a dismissal petition from his defense attorneys, Lovell neither admitted nor denied the lurid affair with the second bailiff, who has since resigned from her position.

He instead told the court that if the affair did happen, it was a 'private sexual relationship between consenting adults.'

Lovell's lawyers went on to argue that times have changed and sex isn't something that should be stigmatized.

Lovell's attorneys accused the prosecutors pursuing the ouster case against him of trying to humiliate him into resigning by dredging up his alleged extramarital affairs

'For nearly a century jurisprudence has expanded the rights of the individual to engage in private sexual conduct privately and without fear of government intrusion. Paralleling these developments in jurisprudence has been the public perception that sex is no longer the unforgivable sin it once was,' his lawyers wrote.

They went on to reference the examples of sex-positive media.

In the same court document, Lovell's attorneys contended that the goal of the state is to humiliate him 'to the point that he will voluntarily resign.'

They also claimed that the true reason Lovell's dismissal is being pushed is because of the alleged road rage incident he was involved in and a separate incident where he's accused of shooting up his brother-in-law's ranch. 

His lawyers say these things are embarrassing for the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and all the allegations of corruption and extramarital affairs are a sideshow.

While driving in Austin, Texas, in September 2023, Lovell was arrested after authorities said he recklessly opened fire on eight parked vehicles, crashing into at least one of them.

No one was injured by the gunfire.

A police affidavit gave more details about the alleged road rage incident Lovell was involved in

After his arrest in Austin, Lovell answered the door without his shirt when approached by a local news reporter

He offered no comment when asked about his arrest 

Kenneth Markes, the brother in law of Lovell, said someone fired shots directly into his house and almost hit his son. Lovell was indicted in connection to the crime

The woman whose car he hit said Lovell slammed into her rear bumper, which led them to get into an argument. 

Lovell then allegedly 'intentionally' hit the woman's car for a second time and attempted to push her vehicle into oncoming traffic. 

He denied that any of the collisions were intentional but told police he believed the woman had cut him off in traffic.

Lovell was then indicted for another drive-by shooting that occurred months before at his brother-in-law's home. 

Kenneth Markes, the judge's brother-in-law, said his son spotted an unfamiliar car outside their Oklahoma property on February 12, 2023, KFOR reported.

'Out here in the country if you see an unfamiliar vehicle you, you notice,' said Markes. 'He stepped to another window to see if it was driving in and that's when shots were fired.'

The volley of gunfire hit a wall, a window and the oven. He said bullets just barely missed his son.

Lovell hasn't presided over a case since September 2023, when he was arrested for the incident in Austin.

Lovell's ouster trial is scheduled to kick off on December 2 at the Oklahoma Judicial Center in Oklahoma City. 

Prosecutors are asking he be removed from office before his trial based on 'undisputed' evidence he lied throughout the course of the investigation.

The Court on the Judiciary will consider this request on September 12.