This reference page identifies the federal district that covers Ottawa County and Delaware 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.
Boulder Building 224 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103
Published by the court at oknd.uscourts.gov
Statutory places of holding court: Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita. — 28 U.S.C. § 116(a)
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 →Ottawa County and Delaware County lies in the Northern District of Oklahoma. Congress sets the district boundaries by statute; 28 U.S.C. § 116(a) lists every county in the district.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 116(a), court for the Northern District of Oklahoma shall be held at Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita. The main office location published by the court is Boulder Building 224 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103.
Current addresses and hours are published by the court itself at oknd.uscourts.gov and through the U.S. Courts Federal Court Finder at uscourts.gov. Check those pages before visiting; locations change.
The district comprises 11 counties: Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. Congress defined these boundaries in 28 U.S.C. § 116(a), and the district court holds session at Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita. Federal criminal cases arising anywhere in the district are filed in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Related coverage in this district:
Northern District of Oklahoma overview · Tulsa County · Rogers County and Mayes County · Osage County and Pawnee CountyEach citation links to the primary source and quotes it verbatim. Verify the current text at the linked source before relying on it.
“(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.”
“Boulder Building 224 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103”
“As the principal litigator for the United States of America in the Northern District of Oklahoma, the United States Attorney prosecutes all criminal and civil cases brought by the federal government and defends the United States when it is a party in a civil case.”
“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”