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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Oklahoma: Judicial District Organization, 1907-present

 
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Northern District of Oklahoma
Western District of Oklahoma
June 16, 1906 (effective November 16, 1907)
34 Stat. 267
Counties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Garvin, Grady (partial), Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson (partial), Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens (partial), Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington.

The statute assigned to the district all parts of the state constituting the former Indian Territory.

Not yet established. Counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grady (partial), Grant, Greer, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson (partial), Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawotomie, Roger Mills, Stephens (partial), Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.

The statute assigned to the district all parts of the state constituting the former Oklahoma Territory.

March 3, 1911
36 Stat. 1122
Counties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington. Not yet established. Counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawotomie, Roger Mills, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.
February 20, 1917
39 Stat. 927
The statute made no changes to the district. Not yet established. Counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawotomie, Roger Mills, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.
February 16, 1925
43 Stat. 945
Counties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, and Wagoner. Counties of Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. Counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawotomie, Roger Mills, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.
April 21, 1928
45 Stat. 440
Counties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, and Wagoner. Counties of Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington. The statute made no changes to the district.
August 4, 1966
80 Stat. 335
Counties of Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Wagoner. The statute made no changes to the district. Counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, McClain, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawotomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.
*Historical county information obtained from William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, at The Newberry Library.

 

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