Oklahoma Constitution

Article VII, § 1 — Courts in which judicial power vested

Oklahoma Const. art. VII, § 1

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The judicial power of this State shall be vested in the Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment, a Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court on the Judiciary, the State Industrial Court, the Court of Bank Review, the Court of Tax Review, and such intermediate appellate courts as may be provided by statute, District Courts, and such Boards, Agencies and Commissions created by the Constitution or established by statute as exercise adjudicative authority or render decisions in individual proceedings. Provided that the Court of Criminal Appeals, the State Industrial Court, the Court of Bank Review and the Court of Tax Review and such Boards, Agencies and Commissions as have been established by statute shall continue in effect, subject to the power of the Legislature to change or abolish said Courts, Boards, Agencies, or Commissions. Municipal Courts in cities or incorporated towns shall continue in effect and shall be subject to creation, abolition or alteration by the Legislature by general laws, but shall be limited in jurisdiction to criminal and traffic proceedings arising out of infractions of the provisions of ordinances of cities and towns or of duly adopted regulations authorized by such ordinances.

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History

Added by State Question No. 448, Legislative Referendum No. 164, adopted at election held on July 11, 1967. | NOTE: A prior Section 1 of Article VII was repealed by State Question No. 448, Legislative Referendum No. 164, adopted at election held on July 11, 1967. Repeal proposed by Laws 1967, p. 698, H.J.R. No. 508. NOTE: Pursuant to 2010 H.J.R. No. 1056, State Question 755 proposed an amendment to this section. State Question 755 was submitted to and approved by the people at the November 2, 2010 general election. On November 29, 2010, an injunction was issued, and election results for State Question 755 were not certified. See Awad v. Ziriax, 754 F.Supp.2d 1298, affirmed 670 F.3d 1111. On August 15, 2013, a permanent injunction was issued enjoining state officials from certifying the election results. See Awad v. Ziriax, 966 F.Supp.2d 1198.

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