{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-20-20-30.18","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-30.18","heading":"Election and term of Judges","body":"Each Judge of the Court of Civil Appeals elected before or after\n\nthe passage of this act shall, unless removed for cause, serve out\n\nthe term for which he or she is elected and those Judges serving at\n\nthe date of the passage of this act, whose office comes under the\n\nprovision of this act on the date of the expiration of the term,\n\nshall be deemed to have been appointed as provided herein and\n\neligible to file a declaration of candidacy to succeed themselves as\n\nprovided in this act. If retained in office, the term of each such\n\nJudge shall be six (6) years commencing the second Monday in January\n\nfollowing the election.\n\nThe term and election of each Judge appointed to fill a vacancy\n\nafter the passage of this act shall be as follows: If the appointed\n\nJudge has served or will have served twelve (12) months on or before\n\nthe next General Election following appointment, he or she may file\n\nfor election for the remainder of the term for which he or she was\n\nappointed, or for a six-year term, whichever is applicable, within\n\nthe time and in the manner elected Judges file their candidacy under\n\nthis act. If the appointed Judge has not served or will not have\n\nserved twelve (12) months on or before the next General Election\n\nfollowing appointment, he or she shall continue in office until the\n\nsecond General Election following appointment and may file for\n\nelection for the remainder of the term or for a six-year term,\n\nwhichever is applicable, as herein provided.","path":["OK Code","Title 20"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os20.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"2d9b6420a146b29e576ff1bf82af518f86f48957c862a0585e45fbed79eb1e02","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-20-20-30.17","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-20-20-30.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}