Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-23
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Authorization to make rules or orders relating to District
Official statutory text
Courts.
The Supreme Court is authorized by rule or order to:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 18
(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.
The Supreme Court is authorized by rule or order to:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 18
(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.
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