Oklahoma District 15
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Court[edit]
Oklahoma District 15 is one of 26 district courts in Oklahoma. It contains Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Sequoyah and Wagoner counties.
Judges[edit]
Former judges[edit]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Adair County and Judges"
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Cherokee County and Judges"
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Muskogee County and Judges"
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Sequoyah County and Judges"
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Wagoner County and Judges"
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
Elections[edit]
- See also: Oklahoma judicial elections
Oklahoma is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Oklahoma, click here.
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
- Oklahoma judicial elections, 2012
- Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010
Selection method[edit]
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 75 judges of the Oklahoma District Courts are chosen in nonpartisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[2]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by vote of the other judges. He or she serves in that capacity for a one-year term.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[2]
- a qualified voter in his or her district for at least one year; and
- licensed to practice for at least four years (or have four years of service as a judge of a court of record).
Election rules[edit]
Primary election[edit]
Judges of the district courts run in nonpartisan elections after four-year terms. If more than two candidates file for one seat, they will compete in a primary election. If one candidate receives a majority of the votes in the primary election, that candidate is elected and does not need to run in the general election. If no one receives a majority of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will compete against each other in the general election.[3]
General election[edit]
If two candidates are competing for one district court seat, their names will appear on the ballot for the general election. Unopposed candidates do not appear on the ballot.[4]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, Courts (click on county links)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oklahoma," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Title 26, Chapter A1, Article XI," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Title 36, Chapter A1, Article VI, Section 6-102," accessed April 23, 2014
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