Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert R. Franklin, Jr., Paul P. Egge and Justin M. Long, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement on Form S-3 of Stellar Bancorp, Inc. and any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto and any registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) to this registration statement and to file the same, with all relevant exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Robert R. Franklin, Jr. | Director & Chief Executive Officer | May 25, 2023 |
| Robert R. Franklin, Jr. | (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| /s/ Paul P. Egge | Chief Financial Officer | May 25, 2023 |
| Paul P. Egge | (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| /s/ John Beckworth | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| John Beckworth | ||
| /s/ Jon Al-Duplantier | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Jon Al-Duplantier | ||
| /s/ Michael A. Havard | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Michael A. Havard | ||
| /s/ Frances H. Jeter | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Frances H. Jeter | ||
| /s/ George Martinez | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| George Martinez | ||
| Director | ||
| William S. Nichols, III | ||
| /s/ Joe E. Penland, Sr. | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Joe E. Penland, Sr. |
[Signature Page to Power of Attorney]
| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Reagan A. Reaud | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Reagan A. Reaud | ||
| /s/ Steven F. Retzloff | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Steven F. Retzloff | ||
| /s/ Fred S. Robertson | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Fred S. Robertson | ||
| /s/ Joseph B. Swinbank | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| Joseph B. Swinbank | ||
| /s/ John E. Williams | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| John E. Williams | ||
| /s/ William E. Wilson Jr. | Director | May 25, 2023 |
| William E. Wilson Jr. |
[Signature Page to Power of Attorney]