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28 U.S.C. § 116 — Oklahoma

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28 U.S.C. § 116 — Oklahoma

Oklahoma is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.

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28 U.S.C. § 751 — Clerks

**(a)** Each district court may appoint a clerk who shall be subject to removal by the court. **(b)** The clerk may appoint, with the approval of the court, necessary deputies, clerical assistants and employees in such number as may be approved by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Such deputies, clerical assistants and employees shall be subject to removal by the clerk with the approval of the court. **(c)** The clerk of each district court shall reside in the district for which he is appointed, except that the clerk of the district court for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of New York may reside within twenty miles thereof. The district court may designate places within the district for the offices of the clerk and his deputies, and their official stations. **(d)** A clerk of a district court or his deputy or assistant shall not receive any compensation or emoluments through any office or position to which he is appointed by the court, other than that received as such clerk, deputy or assistant, whether from the United States or from private litigants.This subsection shall not apply to clerks or deputy clerks appointed as United States magistrate judges pursuant to [section 631 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section631&num=0&edition=prelim). **(e)** The clerk of each district court shall pay into the Treasury all fees, costs and other moneys collected by him, except naturalization fees listed in [section 742 of Title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section742&num=0&edition=prelim) and uncollected fees not required by Act of Congress to be prepaid.He shall make returns thereof to the Director of the Administrative Office

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28 U.S.C. § 142 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(3), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32]

### Statutory Notes Section, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 898; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–764, 76 Stat. 762; Nov. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–196, 91 Stat. 1420, related to the providing of accommodations at places for holding court. See [section 462 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section462&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under [section 171 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section171&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Waiver of Limitations and Restrictions The limitations and restrictions contained in this section prior to its repeal were waived with respect to the holding of court at certain places by the following Acts: Pub. L. 87–833, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 959, related to Akron, Ohio. Pub. L. 87–699, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 598, related to Richland, Washington. Pub. L. 87–562, § 4, July 30, 1962, 76 Stat. 248, related to Fort Myers, Saint Petersburg, Fort Pierce, and West Palm Beach, Florida. Pub. L. 87–560, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 247, related to Marshall, Texas. Pub. L. 87–559, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 246, related to Decatur, Alabama. Pub. L. 87–553, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 222, related to Winchester, Tennessee. Pub. L. 87–551, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 221, related to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Pub. L. 87–337, Oct. 3, 1961, 75 Stat. 750, related to Lafayette, Louisiana. Pub. L. 87–36, § 3(g), May 19, 1961, 75 Stat. 83, related to Kalamazoo, Michigan; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Dyersburg, Tennessee. Pub. L. 86–366, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 647, related to Durant, Oklahoma. Act July 20, 1956, ch. 657, 70 Stat. 594

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28 U.S.C. § 140 — Adjournment

**(a)** Any district court may, by order made anywhere within its district, adjourn or, with the consent of the judicial council of the circuit, pretermit any regular session of court for insufficient business or other good cause. **(b)** If the judge of a district court is unable to attend and unable to make an order of adjournment, the clerk may adjourn the court to the next regular session or to any earlier day which he may determine.

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28 U.S.C. § 604 — Duties of Director generally

**(a)** The Director shall be the administrative officer of the courts, and under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, shall: (1) Supervise all administrative matters relating to the offices of clerks and other clerical and administrative personnel of the courts; (2) Examine the state of the dockets of the courts; secure information as to the courts’ need of assistance; prepare and transmit semiannually to the chief judges of the circuits, statistical data and reports as to the business of the courts; (3) Submit to the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States, at least two weeks prior thereto, a report of the activities of the Administrative Office and the state of the business of the courts, together with the statistical data submitted to the chief judges of the circuits under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and the Director’s recommendations, which report, data and recommendations shall be public documents. (4) Submit to Congress and the Attorney General copies of the report, data and recommendations required by paragraph (a)(3) of this section; (5) Fix the compensation of clerks of court, deputies, librarians, criers, messengers, law clerks, secretaries, stenographers, clerical assistants, and other employees of the courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, pay on behalf of Justices and judges of the United States appointed to hold office during good behavior, United States magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges appointed under chapter 6 of this title, judges of the District Court of Guam, judges of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, judges of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, bankruptcy judges and magistrate j

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28 U.S.C. § 116 — Oklahoma

Page 47 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 117 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 181 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 100, 36 Stat. 1121; Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 159, 38 Stat. 1187; Feb. 14, 1923, ch. 78, 42 Stat. 1246). Other provisions of said section 181 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are incorporated in section 1865 of this title. Provisions relating to the place of institution or trial of prosecutions and civil actions and transfer thereof were omitted. Such provisions, as to civil cases, are covered by section 1391 et seq. of this title, and as to criminal cases, are rendered unnecessary because of in- herent power of the court and Rules 18–20 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure relating to venue. The provision respecting court accommodations at Lima was omitted as covered by section 142 of this title. Changes were made in arrangement and phraseology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–273, which directed amendment of par. (2) by inserting ‘‘St. Clairsville,’’ after ‘‘Columbus,’’, was executed by making the inser- tion after ‘‘Columbus’’, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 1954—Subsec. (a)(1). Act Feb. 10, 1954, provided for holding court at Akron. § 116. Oklahoma Oklahoma is divided into three judicial dis- tricts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Northern District (a) The Northern District comprises the coun- ties of Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. Court for the Northern District shall be held at Bartlesville, Miami, Pawhuska, Tulsa, and Vinita. Eastern District (b) The Eastern District comprises the coun- ties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Chocta

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