The Courtroom, housed in the State Capitol, belongs to the people of Oklahoma, as do all courtrooms in this State.
All sessions conducted in the Courtroom are open to the public.
Citizens are welcome, and they are urged to attend these sessions. The Supreme Court Courtroom is the most beautiful room in the State Capitol Building. The pictures of the current members of the Court are placed on the walls immediately outside the Courtroom doors. The first five Justices initially presided over all civil and criminal cases, but as the population began to grow and the court docket lengthened, it became clear that a five-judge court would not be able to handle all the cases. Four other Justices were appointed in 1917.