Oklahoma § 20-23 - Authorization to make rules or orders relating to District

§ 20-23. Authorization to make rules or orders relating to District

Courts.

The Supreme Court is authorized by rule or order to:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts

(1) Provide for the election by the district and associate

district judges within each administrative district of a district

judge as presiding judge of the administrative district.

(2) Fix the administrative powers of the presiding judge,

including but not limited to rules under which the presiding judge

may assign judges to hold court outside of their own district but

within the administrative district. Where not inconsistent with the

rules of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge of the judicial

administrative district may adopt rules that are calculated to bring

about a more speedy and efficient administration of justice within

his administrative district, including the appropriate times and

places of holding court.

(3) Provide for meetings of the presiding judges of the

administrative districts to discuss any matters calculated to bring

about a better and more efficient administration of justice.

(4) Prescribe the times and places where the district court may

hold court. When authorizing the holding of court in a city other

than the county seat, the Supreme Court may provide the times when

the office of the court clerk in such other cities shall be open for

the transaction of business.

(5) Adopt rules relating to the assignment of district judges,

associate district judges and special judges to hold court anywhere

in the state and authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

to make such assignments.

(6) Provide for meetings of the judges within an administrative

district for the purpose of coordinating their work, the discussion

of their dockets and work loads, the determination of what judges

may be available for assignment outside of their own districts, and

other matters calculated to bring about a better and more efficient

administration of justice.

(7) Make all such other rules and orders as may appear advisable

to better equalize the work load of the various judges and bring

about a more speedy and efficient administration of justice within

the state.

(8) The Supreme Court shall provide by rules the minimum number

of jury and nonjury terms to be held in each county during any one

year.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 210, § 1. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 144, § 1,

eff. January 13, 1969.