Oklahoma Supreme Court

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Oklahoma for civil matters, responsible for interpreting state law and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
state supreme court
appliesToJurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
appointmentMethod appointment by Governor of Oklahoma from Judicial Nominating Commission nominees
appoints Administrative Director of the Courts (Oklahoma)
branchOf Judicial branch of the State of Oklahoma
canDeclareUnconstitutional Oklahoma statutes in civil cases
coequalWith Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
surface form: Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (for criminal matters)
country United States of America
decides questions of Oklahoma constitutional law in civil cases
decisionsPublishedIn Oklahoma Reports (historically)
Pacific Reporter
establishedBy Oklahoma Constitution
establishedInYear 1907
governs Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure (through rulemaking authority)
hasAuthorityOver Oklahoma court system administration
hasBuildingType government building
hasConstitutionalBasis Article VII of the Oklahoma Constitution
hasJurisdiction civil appeals in Oklahoma
hasNumberOfJustices 9
hasPower to exercise superintending control over inferior courts in civil matters
to issue writs
to promulgate rules for Oklahoma state courts
hasWebsite https://www.oscn.net
headedBy Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
hears appeals from state district courts in civil cases
highestCourtFor civil matters in Oklahoma
interprets Oklahoma state law
language English
legalSystem common law
location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
mayIssue injunctions
mandamus writs
prohibition writs
oversees administration of the Oklahoma state judicial system
partOf Government of Oklahoma
surface form: Oklahoma state government
regulates admission to the practice of law in Oklahoma
discipline of attorneys in Oklahoma
reviews decisions of Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
seat Oklahoma Judicial Center
selectionMethod nonpartisan retention elections after appointment
state Oklahoma
termType retention term
typeOfAppeals discretionary review in many civil cases

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U.S. state of Oklahoma judicialBranch Oklahoma Supreme Court
subject surface form: Oklahoma
Oklahoma highestCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals distinctFrom Oklahoma Supreme Court
South Western Reporter coversJurisdiction Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Constitution createsCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
Judiciary of Oklahoma hasHighestCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
Judiciary of Oklahoma hasGoverningBody Oklahoma Supreme Court
Judiciary of Oklahoma overseenBy Oklahoma Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Supreme Court for civil matters
Oklahoma state court system hasHighestCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma state court system overseenBy Oklahoma Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Supreme Court (administrative supervision)
Government of Oklahoma judicialBody Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Reports (historically) publishingCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
subject surface form: Oklahoma Reports
Oklahoma Reports (historically) compiledOpinionsOf Oklahoma Supreme Court
subject surface form: Oklahoma Reports
Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure (through rulemaking authority) promulgatedBy Oklahoma Supreme Court
subject surface form: Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure
Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure (through rulemaking authority) interpretedBy Oklahoma Supreme Court
subject surface form: Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure
Governor of Oklahoma worksWith Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Judicial Center occupant Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals subjectToReviewBy Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals highestCourtAbove Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals belowCourt Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals appealsTo Oklahoma Supreme Court