Rule CR 3. Assignment of Felony Cases
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedLocal District Court RulesEffective: August 24, 2023
Effective: August 24, 2023
Fourteenth Judicial District Court Rule CR 3
Rule CR 3. Assignment of Felony Cases
Assignment of felony cases shall be made by random computer function.
1. On the first working day of each year, the Presiding Judge or designee shall prepare a list giving each felony trial judge an assigned letter. The assignment letter shall be randomly selected and revealed only to the Assignment Judge calling the arraignment docket. A control copy will be retained by the Presiding Judge.
2. Before a felony arraignment, the Minute Clerk shall have the Court file with the assignment letter stamped on it for presentation to the arraignment Judge. When a felony case is called for initial arraignment, the arraignment Judge shall announce in open Court the name of the assignment Judge matching the assignment letter on the Court file and place that name on the court file. The Minute Clerk shall include the name of the assigned Judge in the arraignment minute. The Court Clerk shall enter the name of the assigned Judge on the appearance docket and computer records.
Credits
[Adopted effective February 6, 2003. Amended effective August 24, 2023.]
Fourteenth Judicial District Court Rule CR 3, OK R 14 DIST CT Rule CR 3
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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