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The Senior Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is the current serving justice with the longest tenure on the Court. As most of the day-to-day activities of the Court are based upon seniority of the justices, the position is the third highest ranking on the Court, behind the Chief Justice and the Vice Chief Justice.
The Governor may then appoint one of the nominees to position with further approval not necessary. If the Governor fails to appoint a nominee to the position within sixty days, the Chief Justice of Oklahoma may make the selection. The Commission's power only extends to Oklahoma's appellate courts. It can not influence the other judicial candidates.
Court interpreters and translators have an absolute ethical duty to tell judges the truth and avoid evasion. Court-appointed special advocates in some jurisdictions are considered officers of the court. Process servers carry out service of process. In some jurisdictions, they are appointed by a court and are considered appointed officers of the ...
The Oklahoma Court of Tax Review is a special court in the Oklahoma judiciary charged with hearing disputes involving illegal taxes levied by county and city governments. All tax review cases are sent to the Chief Justice of Oklahoma, who then sends the claim to the presiding judge of the administration district from which the claim originated.
The court was established when Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907, and was initially composed of five justices, with the state divided into a corresponding number of judicial districts. [1] In 1917, the court was expanded to nine justices, with the judicial districts being redrawn accordingly, and with the seats for the fourth and fives ...
The legislative push to reform Oklahoma’s criminal code accelerated after voters in 2020 rejected State Question 805, which proposed barring courts from imposing sentence enhancements for ...
There are 94 district courts in the federal system, and the Western District of Oklahoma has the 12th highest number of motions pending over six months, data from the U.S. Court system shows.
An Oklahoma City process server was arrested on Monday for criminal complaints of sexual misconduct with clients.