Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission | |
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Established | 1911 1923 1954 |
Dissolved | November 30, 1918 December 31, 1930 April 1, 1959 |
Location | Oklahoma |
Judge term length | 2 years |
Number of positions | Three to fifteen |
Type of tribunal | Judicial commission |
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was a judicial commission in Oklahoma created by the Oklahoma Legislature to assist the Oklahoma Supreme Court with its caseload. The commission was active between 1911 and 1918, 1923–1930, and 1954–1959 and subordinate to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The number of members varied over time, from three to fifteen. Members would adjudicate cases and write opinions with the final drafts and decisions requiring the approval of the Supreme Court.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature by statute subject to sunset provisions. The commission was created as an alternative to creating a new appellate court. The first Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was created in 1911 with six members and was set to expire in 1913. In 1913, the legislature extended the commission until February 1, 1915. In 1915 the commission was extended again for two more years and expanded to nine members. In 1917, it was extended until November 30, 1918. The commission was reauthorized in 1923 through December 1926. [1] In 1927, it was extended again until 1930. [2] In 1954, the Oklahoma Bar Association recommended the creation of a permanent seven-member Supreme Court Commission, but the proposal was rejected by the Oklahoma Legislature, who instead opted to create a temporary commission. [3] The final Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was authorized in 1955 through 1959. [1]
Scholarship in the late 1990s noted the lack of recent scholarship into Supreme Court Commissions in the United States and their unique function has been described as quasi-judicial. [8]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission | |
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Established | 1911 1923 1954 |
Dissolved | November 30, 1918 December 31, 1930 April 1, 1959 |
Location | Oklahoma |
Judge term length | 2 years |
Number of positions | Three to fifteen |
Type of tribunal | Judicial commission |
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was a judicial commission in Oklahoma created by the Oklahoma Legislature to assist the Oklahoma Supreme Court with its caseload. The commission was active between 1911 and 1918, 1923–1930, and 1954–1959 and subordinate to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The number of members varied over time, from three to fifteen. Members would adjudicate cases and write opinions with the final drafts and decisions requiring the approval of the Supreme Court.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature by statute subject to sunset provisions. The commission was created as an alternative to creating a new appellate court. The first Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was created in 1911 with six members and was set to expire in 1913. In 1913, the legislature extended the commission until February 1, 1915. In 1915 the commission was extended again for two more years and expanded to nine members. In 1917, it was extended until November 30, 1918. The commission was reauthorized in 1923 through December 1926. [1] In 1927, it was extended again until 1930. [2] In 1954, the Oklahoma Bar Association recommended the creation of a permanent seven-member Supreme Court Commission, but the proposal was rejected by the Oklahoma Legislature, who instead opted to create a temporary commission. [3] The final Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission was authorized in 1955 through 1959. [1]
Scholarship in the late 1990s noted the lack of recent scholarship into Supreme Court Commissions in the United States and their unique function has been described as quasi-judicial. [8]