Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-60.2: Appointment of temporary judges of Emergency Appellate

Division - Eligibility to serve - Orientation or distribution of

materials.

A. In the exercise of the powers granted by Section 6 of

Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, the Chief

Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint no less than sixty (60)

district judges, associate district judges or eligible special

judges as temporary judges of the Emergency Appellate Division.

Selections shall be made on or before July 1 of each year.

B. In order to be eligible to serve on an emergency appellate

panel, a special judge must have a minimum of four (4) years of

judicial experience.

C. Within thirty (30) days after assignment by the Chief

Justice, the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall

provide orientation or materials to all judges assigned to the

Emergency Appellate Division.