Oklahoma Legal Overview: Tulsa The Tulsa metropolitan area in Oklahoma is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Wagoner counties. This seven county Tulsa, OK MSA is a part of the larger Tulsa-Bartlesville, OK CSA or combined statistical area. In addition to the Tulsa MSA, the CSA also includes the Bartlesville micropolitan area, which covers Washington County. The district courts in each county are the main trial courts. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Tulsa metro area.
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1. Tulsa County comes under the 7th Judicial District, with the Tulsa County District Court located in the city of Tulsa as the main trial court with general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases filed in the county. The city of Tulsa additionally has a limited jurisdiction municipal court, which handles local ordinance violations, traffic offenses and misdemeanors. Each of the other counties similarly has a district court as the main trial court located in the county seat, with additional municipal courts in the major cities.
Trending Legal Topics: Criminal case appeals against Tulsa County trial court verdicts can be filed with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. This court is the court of last resort as far as criminal cases are concerned. Civil case appeals are filed with the Court of Civil Appeals. This is an intermediate appellate court, whose verdicts can be overturned or upheld by another appeal filed with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Federal court cases in the Tulsa metro area must be filed with the Tulsa Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. |