Below are tables showing authorized positions for U.S. district judges, U.S. bankruptcy judges, and U.S. magistrate judges. While district and bankruptcy judgeships are authorized by congressional statute, magistrate judgeships are authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States. For more detail regarding the authorization of these judgeships, see the Legislative History and Succession Chart(s) pages for each district court (see menu at right), Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships, Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location), and Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year).
Further explanation is provided on this page where the numbers of U.S. district court judgeships for each district do not add up to the total number of such judgeships for the state. This situation occurred when Congress authorized a single judgeship to serve more than one judicial district.
Authorized District Judgeships |
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| Northern District |
Eastern
District |
Western
District |
Total
Judgeships |
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| June 16, 1906 (effective November 16, 1907) 34 Stat. 267 |
1
|
1
|
2
|
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| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
2
|
1
|
3
|
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| February 16, 1925 43 Stat. 945 |
1 |
1
|
1
|
3
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| June 22, 1936 49 Stat. 1804 (authorized a single new judgeship for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts) |
2 |
2
|
2
|
4
|
| May 24, 1940 54 Stat. 219 |
2 |
2
|
3
|
5
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| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 (authorized a single new judgeship for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts) |
3 |
3
|
4
|
6
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| September 2, 1957 (effective March 26, 1965) 71 Stat. 586 |
3 |
3
|
5
|
7
|
|
March 4, 1969
Temporary judgeship expired |
3 |
3
|
4
|
6
|
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
4 |
3
|
5
|
8
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
4 |
3
|
6
|
9
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| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 (authorized a new judgeship each for the Northern and Western Districts and assigned the 1961 judgeship to the Western District exclusively) |
4 |
2
|
7
|
11
|
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Northern District |
Eastern District |
Western District |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Northern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Bartlesville | 1 (1971–1975) | ||
| Miami | 1 (1971–1986) | ||
| Tulsa | 1 (1972–1986) 2 (1987–1994) 3 (1995–2022) 4 (2023-present) |
1 (1971) | clerk-magistrate 1 (1973) deputy clerk-magistrate 1 (1974–1986) |
| Vinita | 1 (1971–1975) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971) 1 (1972–1986) 2 (1987–1994) 3 (1995–2022) 4 (2023-present) |
4 (1971) 3 (1972–1975) 1 (1976–1986) 0 (1987–present) |
0 (1971–1972) 1 (1973–1986) 0 (1987–present) |
| Eastern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Hugo | 1 (1971–1991) | ||
| McAlester | 1 (2004) | 1 (1971–2003) | |
| Muskogee | 1 (1986–2004) 2 (2005–2022) 3 (2023–present) |
1 (1971–1985) | |
| Sulphur | 1 (1971–1984) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971–1985) 1 (1986–2003) 2 (2004–2022) 3 (2023–present) |
4 (1971–1984) 3 (1985) 2 (1986–1991) 1 (1992–2003) 0 (2004–present) |
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| Western District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Altus | 1 (1971–1984) 0 (1985–1988) 1 (1989–1992) |
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| Enid | 1 (1972–1975) 0 (1976–1981) 1 (1982–1997) |
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| Enid or Ponca City | 1 (1971) 0 (1972–1975) 1 (1976–1979) |
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| Lawton | 1 (1971–present) | ||
| Lawton or Oklahoma City | 1 (2014–present) | ||
| Oklahoma City | 1 (1972–1979) 2 (1980–1984) 3 (1985–1986) 4 (1987–1992) 5 (1993–2013) 4 (2014–present) |
1 (1971) 0 (1972–1981) 1 (1982–1992) |
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| Ponca City | 1 (1972–1975) | ||
| Shawnee | 1 (1972–1974) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971) 1 (1972–1979) 2 (1980–1984) 3 (1985–1986) 4 (1987–1992) 5 (1993–present) |
4 (1971) 5 (1972–1974) 4 (1975) 3 (1976–1979) 2 (1980–1981) 4 (1982–1984) 3 (1985–1988) 4 (1989–1992) 2 (1993–1997) 1 (1998–present) |
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Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Northern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Bartlesville, Miami, Tulsa, Vinita | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | Tulsa | 1 | Bartlesville, Miami, Vinita | 3 | 0 | |
| 1973 | Tulsa | 1 | Bartlesville, Miami, Vinita | 3 | Tulsa (clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1974–1975 | Tulsa | 1 | Bartlesville, Miami, Vinita | 3 | Tulsa (deputy clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1976–1986 | Tulsa | 1 | Miami | 1 | Tulsa (deputy clerk-magistrate) | 1 |
| 1987–1994 | Tulsa (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–2022 | Tulsa (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-present | Tulsa (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eastern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1984 | 0 | Hugo, McAlester, Muskogee, Sulphur | 4 | |||
| 1985 | 0 | Hugo, McAlester, Muskogee | 3 | |||
| 1986–1991 | Muskogee | 1 | Hugo, McAlester | 2 | ||
| 1992–2003 | Muskogee | 1 | McAlester | 1 | ||
| 2004 | McAlester, Muskogee | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2005–2022 | Muskogee (2) | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–present | Muskogee (3) | 3 | 0 | |||
| Western District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971 | 0 | Altus, Enid or Ponca City, Lawton, Oklahoma City | 4 | |||
| 1972–1974 | Oklahoma City | 1 | Altus, Enid, Lawton, Ponca City, Shawnee | 5 | ||
| 1975 | Oklahoma City | 1 | Altus, Enid, Lawton, Ponca City | 4 | ||
| 1976–1979 | Oklahoma City | 1 | Altus, Enid or Ponca City, Lawton | 3 | ||
| 1980–1981 | Oklahoma City (2) | 2 | Altus, Lawton | 2 | ||
| 1982–1984 | Oklahoma City (2) | 2 | Altus, Enid, Lawton, Oklahoma City | 4 | ||
| 1985–1986 | Oklahoma City (3) | 3 | Enid, Lawton, Oklahoma City | 3 | ||
| 1987–1988 | Oklahoma City (4) | 4 | Enid, Lawton, Oklahoma City | 3 | ||
| 1989–1992 | Oklahoma City (4) | 4 | Altus, Enid, Lawton, Oklahoma City | 4 | ||
| 1993–1997 | Oklahoma City (5) | 5 | Enid, Lawton | 2 | ||
| 1998–2013 | Oklahoma City (5) | 5 | Lawton | 1 | ||
| 2014–present | Lawton or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City (4) | 5 | Lawton | 1 | ||