New Oklahoma AG: 'We need to limit McGirt' The selection of John O'Connor gives Gov. Kevin Stitt an ally in his increasingly contentious relationship with some of the tribes in the state Author: John O'Connor is sworn in as Oklahoma's new attorney general by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice M. John Kane IV at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Friday, July 23. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Kevin Stitt's Facebook page) The selection of John O'Connor gives Gov. Kevin Stitt an ally in his increasingly contentious relationship with some of the tribes in the state Sean Murphy Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — A Tulsa attorney whom the American Bar Association rated as “ not qualified " to serve as a federal judge was tapped Friday by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to serve as the state's next attorney general.