Oklahoma Solicitor General Patrick Wyrick leaves the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on Monday, Sept. 12, 2001

Gov. Mary Fallin on Thursday named Patrick Wyrick of the Oklahoma attorney general's office to serve as a justice on the state Supreme Court.

Wyrick, 35, will fill the opening left by the retirement of Steven Taylor, who was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry.

Since 2011, Wyrick has served as solicitor general in the attorney general's office, representing the state before the U.S. and Oklahoma supreme courts, as well as other federal and state courts.

He also authored attorney general opinions and served as a key legal adviser to a variety of state officials.