Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
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The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims resides in Oklahoma. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims (CEC) is a court of limited jurisdiction in the State of Oklahoma. The claims court is a replacement for the dissolved Workers’ Compensation Court, and as such, it bears its former duties. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims’ function is to hear cases involving injuries of Workers’ that occur on the job and compensation claims filed before February 1, 2014, under Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes (Workers’ Compensation Code). In the Oklahoma court structure, the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims is a lower court and a court of record. Its decisions are appealable to the Supreme Court.[2] | ” |
Selection method
Judges of the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims are each appointed to six-year terms by governor with the assistance of a judicial nominating commission.[3] To serve on this court, a judge must have a law degree.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma Court Records, "How Does the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims Work?" accessed May 19, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ State of Oklahoma, "Municipal Criminal Courts Not of Record," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Oklahoma; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived April 21, 2013
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
