Judiciary of Oklahoma

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The Judiciary of Oklahoma is the state’s unified court system responsible for interpreting and applying Oklahoma law through a hierarchy of trial and appellate courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
state court system
adopts Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure
Oklahoma Rules of Criminal Procedure
Oklahoma Rules of Evidence
appliesLawOf State of Oklahoma
branchOf Oklahoma state government
collaboratesWith Oklahoma Bar Association
country United States
ensures uniform interpretation of Oklahoma law
fundedBy State of Oklahoma
hasAdministrativeBody Administrative Office of the Courts
hasConstitutionalBasis Oklahoma Constitution
hasDisciplinaryBody Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary for judges
hasGoverningBody Oklahoma Supreme Court
hasHighestCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
hasHighestCriminalCourt Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
hasIntermediateAppellateCourt Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
hasJurisdiction administrative and regulatory disputes under Oklahoma law
civil cases arising under Oklahoma law
criminal cases arising under Oklahoma law
hasNumberOfDistrictCourts 77
hasNumberOfJudicialDistricts 26
hasOfficialLanguageOfProceedings English
hasPower judicial review of state laws under the Oklahoma Constitution
hasSpecialCourt Oklahoma Court of Tax Review
Oklahoma Court on the Judiciary
Oklahoma Municipal Courts
Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims
hasTrialCourts Oklahoma District Courts
headedBy Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
interpretsLawOf State of Oklahoma
location State of Oklahoma
overseenBy Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals for criminal matters
Oklahoma Supreme Court for civil matters
partOf Government of Oklahoma
protects rights guaranteed by the Oklahoma Constitution
rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution within its jurisdiction
regulates practice of law in Oklahoma through rules of court
responsibleFor administration of justice in Oklahoma
separateFrom Executive branch of Oklahoma
Legislative branch of Oklahoma
subjectTo United States Constitution
subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States in federal questions
usesSelectionMethod election or appointment for trial court judges depending on vacancy and local rules
merit-based judicial selection for appellate judges
nonpartisan retention elections for appellate judges

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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals partOf Judiciary of Oklahoma
Vincent C. Black Court apexCourtOf Oklahoma state judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Oklahoma
Office of the Governor of Oklahoma worksWith Oklahoma judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals partOf Judiciary of Oklahoma