Oklahoma § 20-30.18 - Election and term of Judges

§ 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

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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.