Jason Mewhirter was born in Portsmouth, Virigina, and moved to Lawton, Oklahoma in 1993 with his family.  After retiring from The United States Army in 2011, he attended Cameron University and received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2017.  He then attended Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.  Mr. Mewhirter returned to Lawton after graduation to enter private practice, focusing on family law, criminal law, and bankruptcy.  Mr. Mewhirter is licensed to practice in Oklahoma state courts, the Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma federal courts, and the tribal courts for the Comanche Nation and the Chickasaw Nation.