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20 OK Stat § 20-30.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-30.11. Congressional Districts.

|Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be elected or appointed from the Congressional Districts with the boundaries as they exist at the time the Judge is elected or appointed to office; however, should the boundaries of the six Congressional Districts be revised and elections for the office of United States Representative be conducted using the revised boundaries, then the revised boundaries shall also be used in the conduct of any elections required for the office of Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals; except that Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals seeking retention shall be retained in the original Congressional District from which they were elected or appointed; provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed to require a change of residence of a Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals seeking retention. Should the number of Congressional Districts be increased or decreased the sections which define the area of each of the six Congressional Districts shall remain in effect for the purpose of this act, and at that time the sections shall be renumbered and codified in this title of the Oklahoma Statutes following this act. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 247, § 11, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 115, § 1, emerg. eff. April 6, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 286, § 14, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 97, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
20 OK Stat § 20-30.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-30.15. Election or appointment of Judges - Experience and qualifications - Terms of office.

|Two Judges shall be appointed or elected to the Court of Civil Appeals from each of the six congressional districts of the State of Oklahoma. |A. Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall have, prior to election or appointment, a minimum of four (4) years' experience as a licensed practicing attorney, or as a judge of a court of record, or both, within the State of Oklahoma; shall be a qualified elector of the respective district; and shall have such additional qualifications as may be prescribed by statute. Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall continue to be licensed attorneys while in office.B. The terms of office of the Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals shall be six (6) years and shall begin on the second Monday of January following their election. Those appointed or elected to fill vacancies shall assume office immediately upon qualifying for the office.Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
20 OK Stat § 20-30.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-30.16. Judge's declaration of candidacy - Ballot question.

|At the General Election next before a term expires, any Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals may seek retention in office by filing with the Secretary of State, not less than sixty (60) days before the date of the election, a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or herself. At the election, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state, on a separate ballot, without party designation, this question: |"Shall (Here insert name of Judge) of the Court of Civil Appeals be retained in Office?"/ /YES/ /NOThe question shall be decided by a majority of those voting thereon. If the decision is "yes" the Judge shall be retained in office for the next ensuing six-year term. If the decision is "no", or if no declaration of candidacy is filed, the office shall be vacant upon expiration of the term then being served, and the former Judge shall not be eligible for appointment to succeed himself or herself. Retention in office may be sought for successive terms without limit as to number, except for retirement as may be provided by the Legislature for a maximum retirement age.Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
20 OK Stat § 20-30.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-30.17. Vacancies.

|In case a Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals dies, retires, resigns, or is removed from office, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment from the congressional district where the vacancy exists of a person having the required qualifications. The Judicial Nominating Commission shall choose and submit to the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court three nominees, each of whom has previously notified the Commission in writing that he or she will serve as a Judge if appointed. The Governor shall appoint one of the nominees to fill the vacancy, but if he fails to do so within sixty (60) days the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint one of the nominees, the appointment to be certified by the Secretary of State. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 3, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
20 OK Stat § 20-30.18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-30.18. Election and term of Judges.

|Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals elected before or after the passage of this act shall, unless removed for cause, serve out the term for which he or she is elected and those Judges serving at the date of the passage of this act, whose office comes under the provision of this act on the date of the expiration of the term, shall be deemed to have been appointed as provided herein and eligible to file a declaration of candidacy to succeed themselves as provided in this act. If retained in office, the term of each such Judge shall be six (6) years commencing the second Monday in January following the election. |The term and election of each Judge appointed to fill a vacancy after the passage of this act shall be as follows: If the appointed Judge has served or will have served twelve (12) months on or before the next General Election following appointment, he or she may file for election for the remainder of the term for which he or she was appointed, or for a six-year term, whichever is applicable, within the time and in the manner elected Judges file their candidacy under this act. If the appointed Judge has not served or will not have served twelve (12) months on or before the next General Election following appointment, he or she shall continue in office until the second General Election following appointment and may file for election for the remainder of the term or for a six-year term, whichever is applicable, as herein provided.Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 4, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
20 OK Stat § 20-30.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-30.19. Judges' contribution to, or holding office in political party prohibited.

|No Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals shall make, directly or indirectly, any contribution to or hold office in a political party. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 5, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 97, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
20 OK Stat § 20-31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-31. Judges - Qualifications - Salaries.

|The Court of Criminal Appeals shall consist of five (5) Judges, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of three Judges shall be necessary to a decision of said Court. Said Judges shall have the same qualifications and receive the same salaries as Justices of the Supreme Court. |R.L. 1910, § 1759. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 384, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 449, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005.NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 442, § 1 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 11, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.
20 OK Stat § 20-31.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-31.1. Name of court.

|(a) The name of the "Criminal Court of Appeals" of this state is hereby changed to "Court of Criminal Appeals". |(b) Every place in the statutes of this state that the name of said court appears as the " Criminal Court of Appeals" the reference shall be deemed to be to the "Court of Criminal Appeals".Added by Laws 1959, p. 107, § 1, emerg. eff. March 11, 1959.
20 OK Stat § 20-31.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-31.2. Salaries.

|A. For fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise provided by the Board on Judicial Compensation after the effective date of this act, the following judicial officers shall receive compensation for their services, payable monthly as follows: |1. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Sixty-six Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($166,765.00); and2. A Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall receive an annual salary of One Hundred Sixty-one Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($161,112.00).B. Any increase in salary provided for in subsection A of this section must be paid from existing available funds.Added by Laws 1997, c. 384, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 37, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 499, § 7, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2015, c. 399, § 3; Laws 2021, c. 341, § 3, emerg. eff. April 28, 2021.
20 OK Stat § 20-32 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-32. When court or members disqualified.

|When said court, or any member thereof, shall be disqualified under the Constitution and laws of this state to hear and determine any case or cases in said court, the same shall be certified to the Governor of the state, who shall immediately commission the requisite number of persons learned in the law for the trial and determination of such case or cases. |R.L. 1910, § 1760.
20 OK Stat § 20-33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-33. Districts - Nomination, appointment and retention of Judges.

|A. The state is hereby divided into five (5) Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial Districts. From each of said districts candidates for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be nominated and appointed in the manner provided by Article VII-B of the Oklahoma Constitution. All Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals may seek retention in office pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article VII-B of the Oklahoma Constitution and each Judge shall be voted for by the qualified voters of the state at large. |B. Beginning July 1, 2020, the boundaries of the Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial Districts shall be the boundaries of the five Oklahoma Congressional Districts as constituted on January 8, 2019, as follows:1. The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 1 shall embrace and include Congressional District No. 1;2. The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 2 shall embrace and include Congressional District No. 3;3. The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 shall embrace and include Congressional District No. 2;4. The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4 shall embrace and include Congressional District No. 5; and5. The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 shall embrace and include Congressional District No. 4.C. Each Judge in office on July 1, 2020, shall serve the term for which the Judge was appointed or retained in office by retention ballot and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, unless the Judge vacates the office prior to the end of his or her term or is removed from office as provided by law. Any Judge in office on July 1, 2020, shall be eligible for retention in the same office for succeeding terms.R.L. 1910, § 1761. Amended by Laws 1935, p. 28, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1935; Laws 1987, c. 185, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2019, c. 154, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
20 OK Stat § 20-35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-35. Term of office of Judges - Organization of Court of Criminal Appeals.

|A. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the term of office for Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be six (6) years. The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Northern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1989. The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 2, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Southern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1991. The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 1, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1993. The Governor shall appoint a Judge for Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 whose initial term shall commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and expire on the second Monday in January, 1995, and a Judge for Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 whose initial term shall commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and expire on the second Monday in January, 1997. |B. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall organize at the first session following the second Monday in January next after each biennial election. The Judges shall choose from among their members a Presiding Judge and a Vice Presiding Judge who shall be Presiding Judge and Vice Presiding Judge of the said Court for the next two (2) years.C. The organization of the Court of Criminal Appeals existing on October 31, 1987, shall continue until the second Monday in January, 1989.R.L. 1910, § 1763. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
20 OK Stat § 20-36 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-36. Terms.

|The Criminal Court of Appeals shall hold six terms each year, at the Capitol of the state. |R.L. 1910, § 1764.
20 OK Stat § 20-37.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-37.1. Legal secretary as marshal.

|The Court of Criminal Appeals may appoint one of its legal secretaries as marshal of the Court. The legal secretary so appointed shall perform such services without additional compensation. |Added by Laws 1943, p. 249, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 8, 1943. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 294, § 3, eff. July 1, 1968.
20 OK Stat § 20-38 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-38. Clerk of court - Deposit to cover costs.

|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 Clerk as costs in said cause, Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Said sum shall cover all Court costs in said case and no rebate of any part thereof shall be made. |R.L. 1910, § 1767. Amended by Laws 1927, c. 102, p. 164, § 2; Laws 1983, c. 273, § 5, operative July 1, 1983.
20 OK Stat § 20-39 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-39. Seal.

|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.
20 OK Stat § 20-40 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-40. Appellate jurisdiction.

|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.
20 OK Stat § 20-41 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-41. Habeas corpus and other writs - Rules of court.

|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 Court as it may deem necessary. |R.L. 1910, § 1770.
20 OK Stat § 20-42 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-42. May ascertain jurisdictional facts.

|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.
20 OK Stat § 20-43 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-43. Trial by jury in contempt proceedings, when.

|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 such case, the same shall be given in the same manner as required of the Supreme Court in similar cases. |R.L. 1910, § 1772.
20 OK Stat § 20-44 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-44. Return of mandate when lower court loses jurisdiction.

|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 jurisdiction has been given over said cause. |R.L. 1910, § 1773.
20 OK Stat § 20-45 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-45. Costs in cases less than felonies.

|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 sureties on his recognizance, for which execution shall issue as in other cases of appeal to the Criminal Court of Appeals. Should such case be reversed by the Criminal Court of Appeals and a new trial be had in the court below and the defendant convicted, then the costs aforesaid in favor of the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Appeals shall be taxed by the court below against the defendant, and a certified copy of said bill of costs by the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Appeals, filed in the court below, shall be sufficient to require said costs to be taxed and collected as other costs against the defendant in the court below. |R.L. 1910, § 1774.
20 OK Stat § 20-46 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-46. Attestation of process.

|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.
20 OK Stat § 20-48 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-48. Opinions to be delivered to reporter.

|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 said opinions, records and papers when he shall have finished using them. |R.L. 1910, § 1777.
20 OK Stat § 20-49 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-49. Opinions - Form - Filing.

|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 has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. |Added by Laws 1968, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1968.
20 OK Stat § 20-51 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-51. Oath.

|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.
20 OK Stat § 20-55 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-55. Qualification rules for court-appointed attorney.

|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 entitled to an individualized determination of bail as guaranteed by the Oklahoma Constitution.Added by Laws 1983, c. 273, § 14, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 298, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2018, c. 194, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
20 OK Stat § 20-60.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-60.1. Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers - 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 Criminal Appeals, except cases concerning convictions for murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. A decision of an emergency appellate panel may be reviewed by the Court of Criminal Appeals upon the filing of a Petition for Review if a majority of judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals directs that such Petition for Review shall be granted. The Court of Criminal Appeals may, by order, recall a case from an emergency appellate panel. Decisions of an emergency appellate panel shall be final unless a Petition for Review is granted.C. The Emergency Appellate Division shall conduct its proceedings in panels of three (3) judges and shall have no en banc powers or jurisdiction.Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.
20 OK Stat § 20-60.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 20. Courts|§20-60.2. Appointment of temporary judges of Emergency Appellate 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 judges, associate district judges or eligible special judges as temporary judges of the Emergency Appellate Division. Selections shall be made on or before July 1 of each year. |B. In order to be eligible to serve on an emergency appellate panel, a special judge must have a minimum of four (4) years of judicial experience.C. Within thirty (30) days after assignment by the Chief Justice, the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall provide orientation or materials to all judges assigned to the Emergency Appellate Division.Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 3, eff. July 1, 1993.