This reference page identifies the federal district that covers Canadian County and Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, the statute that sets the district boundaries, and the locations where the district court sits. Published by John D. Kirby as part of the Oklahoma Federal Defense Research Desk.
200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Published by the court at okwd.uscourts.gov
Statutory places of holding court: Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward. — 28 U.S.C. § 116(c)
District jurisdiction, the three Oklahoma districts, and how cases are assigned
Read the reference →The statutes most often charged in Oklahoma federal court
Read the reference →18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, the guidelines, and mandatory minimums
Read the reference →18 U.S.C. § 1001, fraud conspiracies, and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices
Read the reference →Canadian County and Kingfisher County lies in the Western District of Oklahoma. Congress sets the district boundaries by statute; 28 U.S.C. § 116(c) lists every county in the district.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 116(c), court for the Western District of Oklahoma shall be held at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward. The main office location published by the court is 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
Current addresses and hours are published by the court itself at okwd.uscourts.gov and through the U.S. Courts Federal Court Finder at uscourts.gov. Check those pages before visiting; locations change.
The district comprises 40 counties: 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. Congress defined these boundaries in 28 U.S.C. § 116(c), and the district court holds session at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward. Federal criminal cases arising anywhere in the district are filed in the Western District of Oklahoma.
Related coverage in this district:
Western District of Oklahoma overview · Oklahoma County · Cleveland County and McClain County · Comanche CountyEach citation links to the primary source and quotes it verbatim. Verify the current text at the linked source before relying on it.
“(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.”
“200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102”
“This website is intended to provide you with information about the United States Attorney's Office and the role we play in the Western District of Oklahoma.”
“The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all offenses against the laws of the United States. Nothing in this title”