Oklahoma Legal Overview: Lawton The Lawton metropolitan area in Oklahoma is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Comanche County. It comes under the Fifth Judicial District, with the Comanche County District Court located in Lawton as the main trial court with general jurisdiction. This court handles everything from felony prosecutions to personal injury civil claims and divorce proceedings. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Lawton metro area.
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1. The Lawton Municipal Court has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, non-jury civil trials, traffic offenses, and city ordinance violations. The city of Cache likewise has a limited jurisdiction municipal court. Appeals against trial court verdicts in Lawton County must be filed with different courts based on the nature of the case. Criminal case appeals go to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. This court is the court of last resort for criminal cases. Appeals against civil case verdicts are first filed with the Court of Civil Appeals, which is an intermediate appellate court.
Trending Legal Topics: The intermediate appellate court’s ruling in civil cases can be appealed against if the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the other court of last resort, agrees to take on the case. The main federal trial court for Comanche County is the Lawton Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Bankruptcy petitions must be filed in Oklahoma City with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. All federal appeals coming from Oklahoma are heard by the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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