Title 20, Title 20 — Courts

The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be ex officio Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and shall perform like services as he performs for the Supreme Court. In all cases filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals, and at the time of filing same, there shall be deposited with said…

It shall be the duty of the Criminal Court of Appeals to procure a seal for said Court, said seal to be the same size and design as the seal of the Supreme Court, with the words "Criminal Court of Appeals State of Oklahoma" engraved thereon. R.L. 1910, § 1768.

rooms and supplies. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide suitable office space, furniture, furnishings, and office supplies for each Justice for use in the performance of his or her official duties. Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 233, § 6, emerg. eff. Ma…

The Criminal Court of Appeals shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction, co-extensive with the limits of the state, in all criminal cases appealed from the district, superior and county courts, and such other courts of record as may be established by law. R.L. 1910, § 1769.

Said Court and Judges thereof shall have the power to issue writs of habeas corpus; and under such regulations as may be prescribed by law, issue such writs as may be necessary to exercise its jurisdiction; and may prescribe and promulgate such rules for the government of said Co…

Said Court shall have power, upon affidavit or otherwise, to ascertain such matters of fact as may be necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction. R.L. 1910, § 1771.

In all cases where the Criminal Court of Appeals has caused attachment to issue against any person for the violation of any order or mandate issued by said Court, if said person, after he has been brought before said Court under such proceedings, shall demand a trial by jury in s…

When the court from which an appeal is taken shall be deprived of jurisdiction of the cause pending such appeal, and when such case shall have been determined by the Criminal Court of Appeals, the mandate of the Criminal Court of Appeals shall be returnable to the court of which …

In every State case of a less grade than a felony in which an appeal is taken to the Criminal Court of Appeals, and the judgment of the court below is affirmed against the defendant, all fees due the clerk of said court in said case shall be adjudged against the defendant and his…

All writs or process issuing from the Criminal Court of Appeals shall be attested in the name of the presiding Judge and under the seal of the Court. R.L. 1910, § 1775.

As soon as the opinions are recorded, the original, together with the records and papers in each case to be reported, shall be delivered by the Clerk of said Court to State Reporter. The Clerk shall take his receipt for the same, but the Reporter shall return to said Clerk the sa…

The decisions of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be in such form as the Court shall specify. They shall be filed with the papers in the case and shall be treated as part of the record in the case; provided, that a mandate shall not be sent to the court below until a decision …

No Justice of the Supreme Court shall become, during the term for which he may be elected or appointed, a candidate for any office other than a judicial position. Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 233, § 7, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.

The referee shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution for state officials before entering upon the discharge of his duties. Added by Laws 1968, c. 294, § 2, eff. July 1, 1968.

No later than August 1, 1993, the Court of Criminal Appeals shall establish qualification rules for determining when a defendant in a criminal case shall be entitled to a court-appointed attorney. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that a criminal defendant shall be ent…

The invalidity of any section, provision, clause or portion of this act shall not be construed to invalidate the remaining portion thereof. Added by Laws 1917, c. 145, p. 234, § 8, emerg. eff. March 30, 1917.

Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of proceedings. A. There is hereby established within the Court of Criminal Appeals an Emergency Appellate Division which shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases assigned to it by the Court of C…

Division - Eligibility to serve - Orientation or distribution of materials. A. In the exercise of the powers granted by Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint no less than sixty (60) district jud…

- Assignment and disposition of cases - Number of panels - Minimum number of unassigned regular felony appeals. A. An emergency appellate panel of the Emergency Appellate Division may be activated upon request of the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals when the Chief…

The opinions of the emergency appellate panels of the Emergency Appellate Division shall be written in the form prescribed by the Court of Criminal Appeals. No opinion of the Emergency Appellate Division shall be binding or cited as a precedent unless it has been approved by the …

- Travel expenses - Transmission of case files and other relevant materials - Payment of expenses - Scope of review of Court of Criminal Appeals - Budgeting, management and administration of Emergency Appellate Division. A. The duties and procedures of the Emergency Appellate Div…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Court of Criminal Appeals to be designated the "Court of Criminal Appeals Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received …

Whenever part of a county has been transferred to another county, or a new county has been created out of an existing county, as provided by law, all civil, criminal, probate and other causes pending in the district and county courts of the original county, shall be transferred t…

Upon showing by the plaintiff or defendant in all civil and criminal cases; or some interested person in probate matters, being filed by the clerk of the court, that the venue of said cause is in some other county as provided by the preceding section, the court shall order the tr…

The court to which any action or proceeding has been transferred under the provisions of this act shall take jurisdiction thereof and shall proceed therein in all respects as if such action or proceeding had been originally commenced in said court. Added by Laws 1913, c. 8, p. 9,…

declared invalid - Transfer of pending cases. Whenever any court is heretofore or may hereafter be created and thereafter abandoned, or where any county is heretofore or hereafter abandoned, all civil or criminal cases, which may be filed in such created courts or in the courts o…

The aforesaid assistant filing and journal clerks shall have power to administer oaths and issue certificates. Added by Laws 1913, c. 97, p. 161, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1914.

The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October of each year, make out and present to the Administrative Director an itemized and verified report of all fees earned and collected by the clerk during the preceding quarter, and shall tr…

monies. From and after January 1, 1954, the new opinions of the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals shall be promptly furnished, at a cost of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page, to any person, firm or corporation who shall request same in writing…

The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall give a bond to the State of Oklahoma in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to be approved by the Supreme Court for the faithful performance of his duties as prescribed by law. Added by Laws 1913, c. 97, p. 162, § 6.

The Supreme Court shall appoint to serve at its pleasure as Clerk for that Court a person who is licensed to practice law within the State of Oklahoma. The Clerk shall keep the records, files and papers committed to his care, and record the judgments, decrees and orders of the Su…

papers committed to Clerk of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Tax Review, and the Court on the Judiciary shall provide by rule, which shall have the force of law, for the retention, copying, preservation, archiving and destruction of the r…

The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall appoint his deputies and other employees and prescribe their duties, with the consent of the Supreme Court. Added by Laws 1968, c. 114, § 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

Court Fund Collection System. Effective January 6, 2003, the Supreme Court may appoint a judge for the purpose of enhancing revenue collections for the courts by directing, managing and maintaining the Oklahoma Court Fund Collection System. The judge shall be a supernumerary judg…

A. At the discretion of the Supreme Court, the Court may create a Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The panel may consist of five (5) active judges selected by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The judges may be either judges of the district court or appellate jud…

In any cause in the Supreme Court wherein said Court is exercising its original jurisdiction in which an issue of fact is presented properly triable by a jury, and either party to said cause demands a jury trial, or in cases of indirect contempts, if the accused demands a jury tr…

other courts. The district courts of the State of Oklahoma are the successors to the jurisdiction of all other courts, including the Superior Courts, the County Courts, the Courts of Common Pleas, Special Sessions Courts, Courts of Special Sessions, City Courts, Juvenile Courts, …

A. To facilitate the trial and disposition of cases, actions filed in the district court shall be assigned to various dockets by the clerk of the court pursuant to the direction and supervision of the presiding judge of the district. Until changed by order of the Supreme Court, o…

Unless otherwise indicated, the term district judges in the Oklahoma Statutes includes associate district judges and special judges. Added by Laws 1968, c. 162, § 3, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

The reference to county judge in 19 O.S. 1961, Sections 740 and 771, shall be deemed to mean associate district judge. If there is more than one associate district judge elected from the county, county judge refers to the associate district judge who is selected by all of the ass…

The records of courts that are abolished by Article VII of the Constitution of Oklahoma shall be transferred to the clerk of the district court on January 13, 1969. Any judgment that was not on said date a lien on real estate, shall not become a lien on real estate as a result of…

A. The Legislature finds that, due to the complex nature of litigation involving highly technical commercial issues, there is a need for specialized courts in Oklahoma with specific jurisdiction over actions involving such business issues. B. There is hereby created a business co…

A. There is hereby created the Task Force for the Study of Business Courts. B. The task force shall consist of eleven (11) members to be appointed or selected as follows: 1. Five members to be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be designated by the Governor as the chair…

Term. A. 1. Each business court shall consist of one business court judge to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. If the Legislature is not in regular session when an appointment is made, the appointee shall assume the office on an interim basis…

Restrictions. A. In an action where damages are requested under subsection B or C of this section, the amount in controversy shall be at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). B. When a business court division is created pursuant to Section 91.7 of Title 20 of the Okl…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no action shall be eligible to be filed, transferred, or removed to a business court division prior to January 1, 2026. Except as provided in subsection F of Section 6 of this act, actions shall be brought before the business court a…

schedule. A. A jury trial may be reserved by a party if claimed within a time period established by law. A jury trial conducted by the business court judge shall be held in the county where the contract stipulates as proper venue, where the action was originally filed, if removed…

A. The Supreme Court shall provide for electronic filing of documents in the business courts of this state and shall promulgate rules for the filing of documents transmitted by electronic devices. B. A fee of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) shall be charged and coll…

Local rules and administrative orders of a district court shall not conflict with any statutes of this state or any rules of a superior court. Local rules shall be in writing and published on the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network to be valid and enforceable. Added by Laws 2009, c. 4…

The state is hereby divided into twenty-six (26) district court judicial districts with the number of authorized districts and district judges to be as provided in Sections 2 through 27 of this act. Added by Laws 1980, c. 272, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980.