Petuskey v. Cannon

SIMMS, Justice:

Original proceeding wherein the Court Clerk of Oklahoma County requests this Court to assume original jurisdiction and issue mandamus and prohibition against the Presiding Administrative Judge of Oklahoma-Canadian Counties. This dispute arose because of the Presiding Judge’s issuance of certain administrative orders which directly affected Oklahoma County court clerk personnel.

Because the extent and scope of the administrative authority of the Administrative Judge over Court Clerks and their deputies has become a matter of disagreement in counties other than Oklahoma County,…