Oklahoma District Court Records

Federal Courts in Oklahoma State include:
•    Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
•    Federal District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
•    Federal District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

The Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is situated in Muskogee. This court was established in June, 1906. James. H. Payne is currently the Chief Judge for the Eastern District Court in Oklahoma.

This Court has jurisdiction over the counties of Atoka, Adair, Bryan, Cherokee, Bryan, Choctaw, Haskell, Coal, Johnston, Hughes, Latimer, Love, Le Flore, Marshall, McIntosh, McCurtain, Murray, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Pontotoc, Seminole, Wagoner and Sequoyah.

The Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma hears both civil and criminal matters. All appeals from this Court, except claims against the government of the United States and cases involving claims for patents (which are heard by the Federal Circuit) are taken up by the Court of Appeals of the 10th Circuit.

Eastern District Court Records

Eastern District Court Records for Oklahoma include criminal cases, civil cases and bankruptcy case files.  These records are maintained by the Clerk of the Court’s office as well as by the Federal Records Center in Forth Worth, Texas. All open cases and cases that are on appeal and are not more than a year old are maintained in the office of the Clerk of the Court. Court cases that have been closed or are more than a year old are retained at the national archives of the Federal Records Center.

Individuals and agencies can retrieve these court records from either of these sources by paying a fee which varies from 50 cents per page to $45 or more. For more information on Eastern District Court records, individuals can use the following addresses:

Mailing Address:

BRUCE GUTHRIE, Clerk of Court
101 N. Fifth Street, Room 208
Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401
Phone: 918-684-7920

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

THERESE BUTHOD, Clerk of Court
P.O. BOX 1347
Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447
 Phone: 918-758-0127

Federal Records Center

National Archives
501 West Felix St
Fort Worth, Texas 76115
Phone: 817-334-5515

Eastern District Court Address

101 N. 5th Street, P.O. Box 607
Muskogee, OK 74402 0607
Phone: 918- 684-7920
Fax: 918- 684-7902
Website: http://www.oked.uscourts.gov/

Federal District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

The Federal District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma was established in June 1906 and has 7 judges assigned to the court. Vicki Miles La Grange is the Chief Judge of this court. It  has jurisdiction over the following counties: Alfalfa, Beckham, Beaver, Caddo, Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Cimarron, Comanche, Custer, Cotton, Dewey, Garfield, Ellis, Garvin, Grant, Grady, Harmon, Greer, Harper, Jefferson, Jackson, Kingfisher, Kay, Kiowa, Logan, Lincoln, McClain, Noble, Major, Payne, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Stephens,  Roger Mills, Tillman, Texas, Washita, Woodward and Woods.

The Federal District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma hears all cases that deal with civil and criminal matters. Appeals from this court are heard by the Court of Appeals of the 10th Circuit. Cases that deal with claims for patents and claims against the United States government are heard by the Federal Circuit.

Western District Court Records

The Western District Court records for Oklahoma contain cases which deal with criminal and civil matters along with bankruptcy cases and files. The court records are maintained at the office of the Court of the Clerk and the Federal Records Center which is located at Fort Worth, Texas.

To retrieve data from the court records, individuals can contact the Court Clerk at:

Court Clerk - Robert D. Dennis
200 NW 4th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73102
Phone: (405) 609-5000
Website: http://www.okwd.uscourts.gov/

Federal District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

The Federal District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma State was established in February 16, 1925 and has 4 judges assigned to it. Claire Eagan is the Chief Judge of this court. This court has jurisdiction over counties such as Creek, Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Mayes, Osage, Pawnee, Ottawa, Tulsa, Roger and Washington.

The Northern Federal District Court is located in Tulsa. It hears all cases which deal with civil and criminal matters.  All appeals from this court are heard by the Court of Appeals of the 10th Circuit. Appeals that deal with claims against the United States government and claims for patents are heard by the Federal Circuit.

Northern District Court Records

Northern Federal District Court records include all civil, criminal and bankruptcy case records. The court records are maintained by the Clerk of the Court. Individuals can access open records and retrieve information contained in the northern district court records from the Clerk of the Court’s office if these are not more than a year old. Alternately, individuals can also retrieve court cases that are closed or are over three years old from the Federal Records Center.

To retrieve court records from the Northern Federal District, individuals can contact:

PHIL LOMBARDI, Clerk of Court
333 West Fourth Room 411
Tulsa OK 74103
224 South Boulder Room 334
Tulsa OK 74103
Phone: 918-699-4700

Bankruptcy Court:

MICHAEL WILLIAMS, Clerk of Court
224 South Boulder
Tulsa OK 74103
918-699-4000
Website: http://www.oknd.uscourts.gov/okndpublic/main.nsf/index?openform