Oklahoma District 22
Court
Oklahoma District 22 is one of 26 district courts in Oklahoma. It presides over Hughes, Pontotoc, and Seminole counties.
Judges
Former judges
See also
External links
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Hughes County and Judges"
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Pontotoc County and Judges"
- Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Seminole County and Judges"
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
Elections
- See also: Oklahoma judicial elections
Oklahoma is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Oklahoma, click here.
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Oklahoma local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
- Oklahoma judicial elections, 2012
- Oklahoma judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
The 75 judges of the Oklahoma District Courts are chosen in nonpartisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[2]
The chief judge of each district court is selected by vote of the other judges. He or she serves in that capacity for a one-year term.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[2]
- a qualified voter in his or her district for at least one year; and
- licensed to practice for at least four years (or have four years of service as a judge of a court of record).
Election rules
Primary election
Judges of the district courts run in nonpartisan elections after four-year terms. If more than two candidates file for one seat, they will compete in a primary election. If one candidate receives a majority of the votes in the primary election, that candidate is elected and does not need to run in the general election. If no one receives a majority of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will compete against each other in the general election.[3]
General election
If two candidates are competing for one district court seat, their names will appear on the ballot for the general election. Unopposed candidates do not appear on the ballot.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "The Oklahoma Court System," accessed January 6, 2015 (click on county links)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oklahoma," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Title 26, Chapter A1, Article XI," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Title 36, Chapter A1, Article VI, Section 6-102," accessed April 23, 2014
