(a) A judgment rendered, or final order made, by any tribunal, board or officer exercising judicial functions, and inferior in jurisdiction to the district court, may be reversed, vacated or modified by the district court except where an appeal to some other court is provided by law.
§ 951.Appellate Jurisdiction of the District Court
Chapter 15: Appeal and Error · Last amended November 1, 1998 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 951 gives the district court appellate jurisdiction to reverse, vacate, or modify judgments and final orders from tribunals, boards, or officers below it in the judicial hierarchy, and sets a thirty-day deadline running from mailing of the order to file a review petition.
Full Text of § 951
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, proceedings for review of a judgment or final order shall be commenced by filing a petition in the district court of the county where the inferior tribunal, board or officer rendered the order within thirty (30) days of the date that a copy of the judgment or final order is mailed to the appellant, as shown by the certificate of mailing attached to the judgment or final order.
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, §5235; Amended by Laws 1998, HB 3155, c. 374, §1, eff. 11/1/1998.
Plain-English Summary
Section 951 lets the district court review decisions from tribunals, boards, or officers below it that exercise judicial functions — think administrative bodies and lesser courts — reversing, vacating, or modifying them, except where the law sends the appeal somewhere else instead.
To start that review, subsection (b) requires filing a petition in the district court of the county where the inferior tribunal ruled, within thirty days of the date its clerk mailed a copy of the judgment or order, as shown by the certificate of mailing attached to it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What decisions can a district court review under Section 951?
Judgments and final orders from any tribunal, board, or officer exercising judicial functions that ranks below the district court, unless another law sends the appeal to a different court.
How long do I have to file a review petition under Section 951?
Thirty days from the date a copy of the judgment or final order was mailed to the appellant, as the certificate of mailing attached to it shows.
Where do I file the petition for review?
In the district court of the county where the inferior tribunal, board, or officer issued the judgment or order.
Does Section 951 apply if a specific statute already sends my appeal to a different court?
No — the section yields whenever another law provides for appeal to some other court instead of the district court.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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