Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-126: Trial court administrators - Duties - Appointment -

Qualifications - Salary.

A. There are authorized to be appointed, two trial court

administrators, one for the Oklahoma-Canadian Counties Judicial

Administrative District and one for the Tulsa-Pawnee Counties

Judicial Administrative District. The duties of a trial court

administrator shall be to assist the presiding judge of the judicial

administrative district in the performance of his administrative

duties.

B. A trial court administrator shall be selected by the

presiding judge of the judicial administrative district in which he

is to be employed, subject to confirmation by a majority of the

district and associate district judges in the judicial

administrative district. A trial court administrator shall serve at

the pleasure of a majority of the district and associate district

judges in the judicial administrative district.

C. To be eligible for appointment as a trial court

administrator, a person shall possess at least one of the following

minimum qualifications:

1. Be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state;

2. Have a bachelor's degree in court management, or an

equivalent degree; or

3. Have at least ten (10) years' experience in management with

substantial supervisory responsibility; and

4. Be a graduate of the Institute for Court Management.

D. Each trial court administrator shall receive a salary equal

to the salary received by a special judge.