Oklahoma Federal Court Structure at a Glance
Court Locations in Oklahoma — 28 U.S.C. § 116
The district structure of Oklahoma is set by statute, quoted below from 28 U.S.C. § 116:
“Oklahoma is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.”
Court locations under the statute:
Court for the Northern District shall be held at Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita.
Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Ada, Ardmore, Durant, Hugo, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Poteau, and S.
Court for the Western District shall be held at Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie, Lawton, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Pauls Valley, Ponca City, Shawnee, and Woodward.
Federal White-Collar Cases in Oklahoma
Federal fraud offenses committed in Oklahoma are prosecuted in the district where the offense occurred. Jurisdiction is statutory: “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.” (18 U.S.C. § 3231).
Circuit assignment is statutory as well. 28 U.S.C. § 41 provides:
“Tenth Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming.”
The Tenth Circuit hears appeals from the district courts in Oklahoma. The district courts listed above maintain public websites with local rules, judge information, and case-location details; the federal court finder at uscourts.gov also covers Oklahoma.
The principal federal fraud statutes — mail fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341), wire fraud (§ 1343), and bank fraud (§ 1344) — apply in every federal district. Bank fraud carries a statutory maximum of 30 years: “shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.” (18 U.S.C. § 1344).
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Primary sources
- 28 U.S.C. § 116 — Oklahoma (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “Oklahoma is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.”
- 28 U.S.C. § 41 — Number and composition of circuits (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “Tenth Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming.”
- 18 U.S.C. § 3231 — District courts (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “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.”
- 18 U.S.C. § 1344 — Bank fraud (law.cornell.edu). Verbatim: “shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.”
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