Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 883 By: Jett
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S. 202 1,
66	66	Section 16.11, which relates to annual reports;
67	67	requiring certain information included in certain
68	68	report; requiring certain report to be publicly
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 16.11, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 16.11. A. The Administrative Director of the Courts is
79	79	requested to submit a report to the Legislature each year commencing
80	80	in January, 1970 (and in each January thereafter), on the following
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82	82	(a) 1. Whether or not the boundaries of the district court
83	83	judicial districts should be changed. If a change is r ecommended,
84	84	the report should indicate the counties that should be included in
85	85	each district.;
86	86	(b) 2. The number of district judges and associate district
87	87	judges that should be authori zed for each judicial district .;
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139	139	(c) 3. If the formula for the number of special judges to be
140	140	allowed to each judicial administrative dis trict should be changed .;
141	141	(d) 4. The case load pending in each district court judicial
142	142	district. Such report shall detail:
143	143	a. the case load by each type of case pending in each
144	144	district court judicial district, and
145	145	b. the starting number of cases, the nu mber of cases
146	146	closed during the year, and the numbe r of cases
147	147	pending at the end of the year; and
148	148	(e) 5. The number of cases heard on their merits by each judge
149	149	of the district court dur ing the preceding year.
150	150	(f) In making the above such report, said the Administrative
151	151	Director shall, along with whateve r other criteria he or she uses in
152	152	making the report, consider the area involved in the judicial
153	153	district and the distances involved be tween the places where court
154	154	is held in said the district.
155	155	B. The Administrative Director shall make the repor t publicly
156	156	available on the website for the Oklahoma Supreme Court or any other
157	157	website used by the Administrative Director to provide publicly
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159	159	SECTION 2. This act shall becom e effective November 1, 2023.
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