Title 20, Title 20 — Courts

Courts. The Supreme Court is authorized by rule or order to: (1) Provide for the election by the district and associate district judges within each administrative district of a district judge as presiding judge of the administrative district. (2) Fix the administrative powers of …

Nothing herein shall impliedly limit the rule-making authority which the Supreme Court inherently has or has by virtue of other statutory provisions. Added by Laws 1965, c. 210, § 2.

judicial selection process. The Judicial Nominating Commission shall promulgate rules to promote transparency of the selection process of nominees for judicial office. The rules shall be prominently published on the Judicial Nominating Commission's website. Added by Laws 2021, c.…

consanguinity or affinity — Disclosure of judicial campaign contributions. A. No member of the Judicial Nominating Commission who is related to an applicant for any position for which the Commission is responsible to submit nominations to an appointing authority pursuant to Secti…

determining residence and eligibility. With respect to members of the Oklahoma Bar Association who may be eligible for appointment or election to the Judicial Nominating Commission, the address for the person as reflected in the records of the State Election Board shall be used f…

At the regular biennial election in 1918, a justice shall be elected for each of said four additional districts, who shall be nominated by the electors of the district in which he resides, at the primary election, next preceding such biennial election. The justice for districts s…

A. For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation after the effective date of this act, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows: 1. The Chie…

A. There is hereby created the Board on Judicial Compensation. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 of Article VII of the Oklahoma Constitution, members of the State Judiciary shall receive compensation as shall be fixed by the Board on Judicial Compensation as provided in th…

A. The Board on Judicial Compensation shall meet on the third Tuesday of September in every odd-numbered year in the Administrative Office of the Courts, at which meeting the Board shall review the compensation paid to members of the State Judiciary and, if necessary, change the …

For purposes of this act, the State Judiciary for which the Board on Judicial Compensation shall review and set compensation shall be as follows: 1. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; 2. The Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; 3. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Crim…

There is hereby established an intermediate appellate court to be known as the Court of Civil Appeals of the State of Oklahoma which shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases that are assigned to it by the Supreme Court. Its decisions, when final, shall …

Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be elected or appointed from the Congressional Districts with the boundaries as they exist at the time the Judge is elected or appointed to office; however, should the boundaries of the six Congressional Districts be revised and election…

of Existing Claims Division. A. 1. In addition to the provisions of Sections 30.1 through 30.19 of this title, and in addition to the four permanent divisions established by Section 30.2 of this title, the Court of Civil Appeals shall consist of as many additional divisions as th…

qualifications - Terms of office. Two Judges shall be appointed or elected to the Court of Civil Appeals from each of the six congressional districts of the State of Oklahoma. A. Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall have, prior to election or appointment, a minimum of f…

At the General Election next before a term expires, any Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals may seek retention in office by filing with the Secretary of State, not less than sixty (60) days before the date of the election, a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or herself.…

In case a Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals dies, retires, resigns, or is removed from office, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment from the congressional district where the vacancy exists of a person having the required qualifications. The Judicial Nominating Com…

Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals elected before or after the passage of this act shall, unless removed for cause, serve out the term for which he or she is elected and those Judges serving at the date of the passage of this act, whose office comes under the provision of t…

party prohibited. No Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall make, directly or indirectly, any contribution to or hold office in a political party. Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 5, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

transfer. The Court of Civil Appeals shall, upon the members being elected and qualified, consist of four permanent divisions. Two divisions shall sit in Tulsa County and two divisions shall sit in Oklahoma County. Each division shall consist of three Judges, at least two of whom…

A. For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation after the effective date of this act, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows: 1. The Pres…

No Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall participate in the consideration or decision of any case if the Judge has presided at the trial of that case or acted in it as an attorney for one of the litigants. The Supreme Court shall prescribe the procedure to be followed when a …

A. The Supreme Court shall, by rule, prescribe the procedure and practice in the Court of Civil Appeals, the procedure in bringing writs of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals, and the scope of review to be afforded on certiorari to that Court. Subject to law and the rules o…

The Court of Civil Appeals shall effect disposition of cases assigned to it by a written opinion prepared in such form as the Supreme Court prescribes. No opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be binding or cited as precedent unless it shall have been approved by the majori…

The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall serve as Clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals. Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 6, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

The Oklahoma County divisions of the Court of Appeals shall be quartered in Oklahoma City. Suitable quarters and maintenance for the Tulsa division of the Court of Appeals shall be provided for by the State of Oklahoma, under the supervision of the Administrative Director of the …

Travel expenses of Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals incurred in performing their duties shall be reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 8, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.…

jury or error in pleading or procedure. No judgment shall be set aside or new trial granted by any appellate court of this state in any case, civil or criminal, on the ground of misdirection of the jury or for error in any matter of pleading or procedure, unless it is the opinion…

The designation of parties in the caption of any cause appealed to the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals shall correspond with the sequence in which the designation of the parties appeared in the trial court case. Added by Laws 1971, c. 263, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1971.

Notification of secretary of county election board. A. The clerk of the district court shall notify the secretary of the county election board of the name of each person who is the subject of an order by the district court restricting, limiting, suspending, or otherwise altering …

The Supreme Court is authorized to provide for electronic filing of documents in the Supreme Court and the district courts. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate rules for the filing of documents transmitted by electronic device. Rules for electronic filing mus…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Judge Gary Dean Courtroom Technology Act”. Added by Laws 2011, c. 258, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 3004 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.

A. Beginning January 1, 2012, district courts may use videoconferencing, including two-way interactive video technology, between a courtroom and a correctional facility of the Department of Corrections or a juvenile detention facility of the Office of Juvenile Affairs to conduct …

A. There is hereby created a Cost Administration Implementation Committee within the Administrative Office of the Courts. Members of the Committee shall be appointed no later than July 1, 2022. The Committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members as follows: 1. The Administra…

Security and Privacy Act of 2025. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Elected Official and Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2025”. Added by Laws 2023, c. 350, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 382, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.

As used in the Oklahoma Elected Official and Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2025: 1. The term “at-risk individual” means any currently elected federal official of this state, any current state official elected statewide, or any active or retired member of the State Judiciar…

publicly available content. A. Each at-risk individual may: 1. File written notice of the status of the individual as an at-risk individual, for themselves and immediate family, with each state agency that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with this section, as …

notice or requests on behalf of at-risk individuals. Upon written request of an at-risk individual, the Administrative Director of the Courts is authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this act on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request …

Not later than one (1) year after the effective date of this act, and biennially thereafter, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall submit to the Legislature an annual report that includes: 1. A detailed amount spent by the state and local governments on protecting cover…

displayed — Exceptions. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no person, business, or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the Internet covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family if the at-risk individual has made a written…

A. An at-risk individual or their immediate family whose covered information is made public as a result of a violation of this act may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court grants injunctive or declaratory re…

A. Nothing in this act shall be construed: 1. To prohibit, restrain, or limit the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual or their immediate family; 2. To impair access to decisi…

If any provision of this act, an amendment made by this act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this act and the amendments made by this act and the application of the remaining provisio…

The Court of Criminal Appeals shall consist of five (5) Judges, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of three Judges shall be necessary to a decision of said Court. Said Judges shall have the same qualifications and receive the same salaries as Justice…

(a) The name of the "Criminal Court of Appeals" of this state is hereby changed to "Court of Criminal Appeals". (b) Every place in the statutes of this state that the name of said court appears as the " Criminal Court of Appeals" the reference shall be deemed to be to the "Court …

A. For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation after the effective date of this act, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows: 1. The Pres…

When said court, or any member thereof, shall be disqualified under the Constitution and laws of this state to hear and determine any case or cases in said court, the same shall be certified to the Governor of the state, who shall immediately commission the requisite number of pe…

Judges. A. The state is hereby divided into five (5) Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial Districts. From each of said districts candidates for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be nominated and appointed in the manner provided by Article VII-B of the Oklahoma Constituti…

Criminal Appeals. A. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the term of office for Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be six (6) years. The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4, who shall be the Judge o…

The Criminal Court of Appeals shall hold six terms each year, at the Capitol of the state. R.L. 1910, § 1764.

The Court of Criminal Appeals may appoint one of its legal secretaries as marshal of the Court. The legal secretary so appointed shall perform such services without additional compensation. Added by Laws 1943, p. 249, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 8, 1943. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 294, §…