No person shall practice as an attorney and counselor at law in any court of this state who is not a citizen of the United States, or who holds a commission as judge of any court of record, or who is a sheriff or coroner; nor shall the clerk of the Supreme Court, or the clerk of the district court, or probate court, or the deputy of either, practice in the particular court of which he is clerk or deputy clerk; but nothing herein contained shall prevent any judge of any of the courts of this state from finishing any business by him undertaken in the district, circuit, or Supreme Court of the United States, prior to his election or appointment as judge; and an alien who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States may practice as if he were a citizen.
R.L.1910, § 240. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 29, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 5. Attorneys and State Bar
§5-1. Persons disqualified to practice law – Alien eligibility.
§5-3. Duties of attorney and counselor.
§5-4. Receipt of money for client - Discharge of claim - Acknowledging satisfaction of judgment.
§5-5. Proof of authority - Stay of proceedings.
§5-9. Adverse party - Amount of liability on settlement or compromise.
§5-12. Qualifications and fitness for admission to practice law.
§5-13. Disciplinary power and revocation of permit.
§5-14. Examination of applicants - Admission - Oath - Order - Examining commission.