Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-35: Term of office of Judges - Organization of Court of

Criminal Appeals.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the

term of office for Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be

six (6) years. The initial term of office for the Judge in Court of

Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4, who shall be the Judge

occupying the Court of Criminal Appeals Northern District on October

31, 1987, shall expire on the second Monday in January, 1989. The

initial term of office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals

Judicial District No. 2, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court

of Criminal Appeals Southern District on October 31, 1987, shall

expire on the second Monday in January, 1991. The initial term of

office for the Judge in Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District

No. 1, who shall be the Judge occupying the Court of Criminal

Appeals Eastern District on October 31, 1987, shall expire on the

second Monday in January, 1993. The Governor shall appoint a Judge

for Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 whose initial

term shall commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and

expire on the second Monday in January, 1995, and a Judge for Court

of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 whose initial term shall

commence on the second Monday in January, 1989, and expire on the

second Monday in January, 1997.

B. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall organize at the first

session following the second Monday in January next after each

biennial election. The Judges shall choose from among their members

a Presiding Judge and a Vice Presiding Judge who shall be Presiding

Judge and Vice Presiding Judge of the said Court for the next two

(2) years.

C. The organization of the Court of Criminal Appeals existing

on October 31, 1987, shall continue until the second Monday in

January, 1989.

R.L. 1910, § 1763. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1,

1987.