Article VII — Judicial Department
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Okla. Const. art. VII, § 1 Section 1
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The judicial power of this State shall be vested in Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment, a Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court on the Judiciary, the State Industrial Court, the Court of Bank Review, the Court of Tax Review, and such intermediate appellat…
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 2 Section 2
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The Supreme Court shall consist of nine Justices until the number shall be changed by statute and each Justice shall be from a separate district of the State. Each district shall remain as presently constituted until otherwise provided by Statute. The terms of office of the Justi…
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 3 Section 3
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From each of the Supreme Court districts and Court of Criminal Appeals districts, the voters thereof shall elect a Justice of the Supreme Court and a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals at a non-partisan election, in a manner provided by statute. In the event intermediate appe…
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 4 Section 4
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When a vacancy in any Judicial Office, however arising, occurs or is certain to occur, the Judicial Nominating Commission shall choose and submit to the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court three (3) nominees, each of whom has previously notified the Commission in …
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 5 Section 5
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Each Judicial Officer elected before or after the adoption of this Article shall, unless removed for cause, serve out the term for which he is elected and those Judicial Officers serving at the date of the adoption of this Article, whose Judicial Office comes under the provision …
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 6 Section 6
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No Judicial Officer appointed or retained in office under the provisions hereof shall make, directly or indirectly, any contribution to or hold office in a political party or organization.
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 7 Section 7
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This proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma as set forth herein shall be effective upon adoption and shall become operative only and in the event the amendment of Article VII of the Constitution proposed by House Joint Resolution No. 508, of the First Ses…
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 9 Section 9
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District Judges and Associate District Judges shall be elected by the voters of the several respective districts or counties at a non-partisan election in the manner provided by statute. Section 10. Section 11.
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 12 Section 12
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Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this Article, all provisions of law and rules of court in force on the effective date of this Article shall continue in effect until superseded in a manner authorized by law.
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 13 Section 13
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In the event the abolition of any court or office hereunder is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to not take effect upon the effective date of this Article, then such court or office shall be abolished and terminated at the expiration of the term of the officer holding …
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 14 This Judicial Article shall become effective on January 13, 1969
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This Judicial Article shall become effective on January 13, 1969; except those provisions expressly authorizing or directing a different date; and except those provisions relating to the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, intermediate appellate courts and the Justices …
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 15 Section 15
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In all jury trials the jury shall return a general verdict, and no law in force nor any law hereafter enacted, shall require the court to direct the jury to make findings of particular questions of fact, but the court may, in its discretion, direct such special findings.
Okla. Const. art. VII, § 16 Section 16
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Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma is hereby repealed. Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Section 5. Section 6.