Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-28-111: Qualifications of public defender - Appointment and

tenure - Salary - Legal aid.

A. The office of public defender shall be assumed by an

attorney or attorneys authorized to practice law in Oklahoma. Said

attorneys shall be appointed by the judges of the municipal criminal

court of record and serve at the pleasure of the judges or shall be

appointed and removed as provided by the city charter. The salary

of the municipal public defender shall be set by the city governing

body.

B. The city governing body and/or the presiding or chief judge

of the municipal criminal court of record may make suitable

arrangements with a legal aid society for representation of

indigents in lieu of appointing a municipal public defender.