Dana Kuehn received a B.S. in political science from Oklahoma State University, and a J.D. from the University of Tulsa College of Law.[4] After graduating from law school, Kuehn worked as an assistant district attorney for nearly a decade. She also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa.[5] From 2006 to 2017, Kuehn was an Oklahoma associate judge for Tulsa County in Oklahoma's District 14.  

Kuehn is a judge for District 6 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She assumed office on August 2, 2021. Her current term ends on January 10, 2027.

Kuehn ran for re-election for the District 6 judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Kuehn first became a member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court when she was appointed by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on July 26, 2021, to succeed Justice Tom Colbert