Oklahoma's Judicial Process Analysis
The state I have chosen to compare to Oklahoma’s judicial process, is my home state of Texas. Texas and Oklahoma have a long standing rivalry that gets fought on the gridiron between the two states leading football programs, the unbridled passion that these two states share is akin to a big and little brother affection. The judicial process of these two states might very well be night and day of each other, but it works for the individual states because of the logistics and each states constitution, which is sacred to each state in its own right. I will conduct this comparison by starting with the highest court and working my way down to the smallest, with a comparison of what is the same and different.
Texas and Oklahoma share a commonality …show more content…
There are 80 justices that serve the courts, all courts must have a minimum of three justices unless en banc is asked for. The Texas legislature shifts counties between courts to ensure that no court is overburdened. Oklahoma has the Oklahoma Supreme Court, this court is divided into four divisions of the Civil Court of Appeals, with two courts located in Tulsa and Oklahoma City three judges that make a determination with a majority …show more content…
These courts have jurisdiction over “Class A and B” misdemeanors, civil cases with moderate amounts of monetary value, and the appellate court for justice of the peace and municipal court cases. Oklahoma does not have county courts like Texas does.
Oklahoma has a special court called the Workers Compensation Court of Existing Claims court, claims are heard by a single judge in either Tulsa or Oklahoma City, they may appeal to a three judge panel called the Court En Banc, appeals for the Court En Banc are heard by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. This court is set to expire in 2020. The district courts of Texas handle workers’ compensation cases if they arise, most case are resolved by the Texas Department of insurance.
Oklahoma has a court that is responsible for keeping an eye on the tax process it is the Oklahoma Court on Tax Review which handles cases involving illegal taxes levied by county and/or city government. The cases are reviewed at the district court level which will convene a panel of three judges with a majority rule can be appealed to the Supreme Court. In Texas the district courts handle the tax cases that falls in their
Texas and Oklahoma share a commonality …show more content…
There are 80 justices that serve the courts, all courts must have a minimum of three justices unless en banc is asked for. The Texas legislature shifts counties between courts to ensure that no court is overburdened. Oklahoma has the Oklahoma Supreme Court, this court is divided into four divisions of the Civil Court of Appeals, with two courts located in Tulsa and Oklahoma City three judges that make a determination with a majority …show more content…
These courts have jurisdiction over “Class A and B” misdemeanors, civil cases with moderate amounts of monetary value, and the appellate court for justice of the peace and municipal court cases. Oklahoma does not have county courts like Texas does.
Oklahoma has a special court called the Workers Compensation Court of Existing Claims court, claims are heard by a single judge in either Tulsa or Oklahoma City, they may appeal to a three judge panel called the Court En Banc, appeals for the Court En Banc are heard by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. This court is set to expire in 2020. The district courts of Texas handle workers’ compensation cases if they arise, most case are resolved by the Texas Department of insurance.
Oklahoma has a court that is responsible for keeping an eye on the tax process it is the Oklahoma Court on Tax Review which handles cases involving illegal taxes levied by county and/or city government. The cases are reviewed at the district court level which will convene a panel of three judges with a majority rule can be appealed to the Supreme Court. In Texas the district courts handle the tax cases that falls in their