Congress divides Oklahoma into three judicial districts. This index records the counties in each district under 28 U.S.C. § 116, the places where each district court holds session, and the primary sources to verify both. Published by John D. Kirby as part of the Oklahoma Federal Defense Research Desk.
11 counties — court held at Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita. 28 U.S.C. § 116(a). Main office: Boulder Building 224 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103.
26 counties — court held at Ada, Ardmore, Durant, Hugo, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Poteau, and S. McAlester. 28 U.S.C. § 116(b). Main office: 101 North 5th Street, Room 208 Muskogee, OK 74401.
40 counties — court held at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward. 28 U.S.C. § 116(c). Main office: 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
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“Oklahoma is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.”
“(a) The Northern District comprises the counties of Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. Court for the Northern District shall be held at Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita.”
“(b) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore Love, McCurtain, McIntosh, Marshall, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Wagoner. Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Ada, Ardmore, Durant, Hugo, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Poteau, and S. McAlester.”
“(c) The Western District comprises the counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward. Court for the Western District shall be held at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward.”
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