Who hears the appeal?

• A. The District Court of Oklahoma County
• B. The Supreme Court of Oklahoma
• C. The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• D. The County Court of Oklahoma County

Answer: (A)

In Oklahoma’s state court system, appeals from County Court decisions go up to the District Court in the same county. The District Court serves as the next level of review for County Court rulings, handling the appellate process by re-examining the record and arguments to determine if legal errors affected the outcome.

That’s why the District Court of Oklahoma County is the correct hearing body here. The Supreme Court handles discretionary or direct-review-type appeals after the intermediate appellate level, not routine County Court appeals. The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court that handles federal cases arising in the district courts within the Tenth Circuit, not state County Court appeals. The County Court itself doesn’t hear its own appeals; the appeal goes to the District Court. The Court of Civil Appeals would hear appeals from District Court decisions, not from County Court decisions.