Western District of Oklahoma: Court Reference
The Western District of Oklahoma is one of the three federal judicial districts in Oklahoma. This page records the district’s statutory boundaries, its places of holding court, and the offices that administer federal criminal cases there.
District boundaries
Congress sets the boundaries of the district by statute. 28 U.S.C. § 116(c) defines the Western District and the places where court is held:
(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.
Courthouse locations
The Western District of Oklahoma maintains its clerk’s office and courthouse facilities in Oklahoma City, with additional locations serving the district. The Oklahoma City office location published by the court is:
200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Statutory places of holding court for the district include Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward, as listed in 28 U.S.C. § 116(c) above.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office
Federal prosecutions in the district are brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma. The office describes its role as follows:
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.
Jurisdiction over federal criminal cases rests with the district court under 18 U.S.C. § 3231:
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
Primary sources
Each citation below links to the primary source and quotes it verbatim. Verify the current text of any statute at the linked source before relying on it.
- 28 U.S.C. § 116(c) — Western District (Cornell LII)law.cornell.edu
“(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.”
- U.S. District Court — Western District of Oklahoma (Office Locations)okwd.uscourts.gov
“200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102”
- U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of Oklahomajustice.gov
“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.”
- 18 U.S.C. § 3231 — District Courts (Cornell LII)law.cornell.edu
“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”